If we're after any city with an environmental agenda to aspire to, look no further than clean, green Vancouver.

In Part 2 of the Herald's World-Class Auckland series, science reporter Jamie Morton looks at Auckland's environmental issues.

Max Giles grew up with an interest in gardening but says it was probably living for a short time in an Australian commune that turned him on to sustainable living.

A fresh approach to environmental restoration is literally reviving waterways in Auckland's suburbia.

Dr Marie Brown, lead author of the new book Vanishing Nature: Facing New Zealand's Biodiversity Crisis, answers questions about our city.

Today we launched a 10-day series which looks at some of Auckland's biggest issues. Here's some of your feedback to questions posed on social media today.

Auckland consistently ranks highly in lists of the world's best cities but is never number one. So what would it take to turn Auckland into a first-class city?

Indian-born Hema Puthran has lived the quarter-acre Kiwi dream but chose to downsize for the convenience of an inner-city apartment.

Greenlane renter Matt Cotton estimates he has sunk more than $100,000 in rent on his four-bedroom house since moving in four years ago.

Our desire to have our own piece of land is a key part of our culture. It just isn't realistic, though, writes Gareth Kiernan.

Three researchers talk about how Auckland's environment isn't quite as green as we thought, and what we can do to improve.

By not allowing "density done well" in our inner suburbs, we're all paying more for housing, and Aucklanders are forced to live in houses bigger than they need, writes Sudhvir Singh.

Aucklanders talk about living in the region regarding housing, education, environment, community and transport. Over the next week, we will look into these topics and find out what's important to Aucklanders.

What it's like driving trucks through Auckland traffic.

Aucklanders discuss public transport throughout the region.

Aucklanders talk about their views on education in Auckland.

The culture around renting needs to change. Renters should be able to decorate their dwellings to suit their taste, writes Angela Maynard.

Aucklanders discuss the importance of community in the region.