Environment

Environmental monitoring in Tāmaki Makaurau

Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland’s natural environment is diverse – from harbours, lakes and streams to productive soils, indigenous forest, bush ranges and islands.

Life in Tāmaki Makaurau is supported and sustained by our natural environment. It is central to our identity and a reason that people choose to visit, live, work and play here. It is important to understand what is happening in the environment and to inform decision-making.

Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council monitors a range of environmental characteristics as part of its State of the Environment programmes to assess the health of the environment, to track changes over time and to identify potential issues. This information is included in the five yearly State of the Environment report.

Visit Auckland Council’s Environment Auckland Data Portal to find out more about what is monitored and what it shows and to download or request data. Here you can also view live rainfall, river flow and air quality data. You will also find the Water Quality and River Ecology Data Explorer and the Coastal Monitoring Data Portal. 

To find out more or to request data, email environmentaldata@aklc.govt.nz

Monitoring programme reports are published on Knowledge Auckland. See below for the latest reports.