Kauri Trees
Keeping Kauri safe from climate change
The effects climate change may bring is still being figured out. For Kauri trees, researchers from the University of Auckland are studying how the native trees might survive drought in the future. Video, Audio
Kauri dieback forces 13 Waitakere tracks to close
Auckland Council has voted against closing the Waitakere Ranges as a way of stopping the spread of kauri dieback.But it will close 13 of its 172 tracks. Environmentalists have been calling for the… Audio
Kauri dieback: Second vote may close Waitakere Ranges
Auckland councillors could be back around the table for a second vote on closing the Waitakere Ranges to save the Kauri trees. Despite warnings the giants could be wiped out in 20 years the council… Audio
Waitakere ranges ban to face Auckland Council vote
Auckland Council will vote next week on whether to ban people from the Waitakere Ranges. Total closure is one of the options mooted to fight kauri dieback, the rapidly spreading disease that's… Audio
Trial vaccine could be saviour for under-threat kauri
Plant ecologist Bruce Burns tells us at this stage they can treat individual kauri trees for dieback, but are struggling to stop the spread across an entire forest. Audio
Protestor cautiously relieved that tree will be spared
Returning now to our top story, and an apparent reprieve for two trees, threatened with felling so a house could be built in Auckland bush. Audio
Kauri Tree Protest
So what is the scene at the protest? Our reporter Murielle Baker is at the property. Audio
Head of parks and recreation committee responds
Joining us now is the head of the council's parks and recreation committee Christine Fletcher. Audio
Fate of Kauri and Rimu trees to be decided urgently by Auckland councillors
Auckland councillors are being called on to urgently decide the fate of a 5-hundred-year-old kauri and a 3-hundred-year-old rimu that have been at the centre of a two-year legal crusade. Audio