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Source: Auckland Council
Coastal hazards such as erosion and flooding pose a very real risk to coastal communities around TÄmaki Makaurau/ Auckland. The impacts of coastal erosion and other coastal hazards will be influenced by our changing climate, including the effects of sea-level rise, and the decisions we make as TÄmaki Makaurau continues to grow.
To better understand the potential impacts of coastal erosion, Auckland Council has released a new report, â
Predicting Aucklandâs Exposure to Coastal Instability and Erosionâ that assesses the areas of Auckland that are susceptible to coastal erosion and cliff instability. The report explains the methodology used in a scientific study to estimate erosion rates for Aucklandâs beaches and cliffs and includes regional-scale maps that identify which of Aucklandâs coastal areas may be susceptible to coastal erosion and instability over a range of time periods.
Pride 2021: Auckland s Karangahape Rd gets its first Progress Pride rainbow crossing
18 Feb, 2021 04:05 AM
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Karangahape Rd s new Progress Pride Flag rainbow crossing, just outside St Kevin s Arcade. Photo / John Nottage
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
Auckland s Karangahape Rd has finally been adorned with a rainbow road crossing of its own, celebrating LGBTQI+ right in its heart.
And the move, scheduled to happen before Auckland Pride Festival ends on February 28, might have come as a surprise to some with contractors pulling the job off quickly late night on Wednesday, just before the city moved out of Covid-19 level 3 restrictions.
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It’s Pride month and the LGBTQIA+ community are outraged by what is seen as a “transphobic” facebook comment by senior Auckland Transport staff Stephen Rainbow. (File photo)
Auckland Transport is investigating a social media post by a member of management about gay conversion therapy, which has sparked anger and allegations of transphobia from a council employee. On Tuesday night, AT’s Stephen Rainbow replied to a post in the Rainbow Auckland Networking Group on Facebook. The post was calling for people to sign a petition to ban gay conversion therapy. Rainbow’s reply said: “be careful.there’s some elements of the trans agenda being sneakily promoted through this campaign”.