Waitakere Ranges
Rāhui doesn't cover whole regional park - iwi
The local iwi that put a rāhui on the Waitakere ranges forest says people can still enjoy the regional park without endangering kauri.
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
Disappointment as council keeps Waitakere Ranges open
Councillors this afternoon endorsed closing 13 tracks deemed to be at-risk of kauri dieback disease, but against fully banning access to the city's second largest regional park. Video, Audio
Auckland Council votes to close 13 Waitakere Ranges tracks
Environmentalists are disappointed at Auckland Council's decision not to close the Waitakere Ranges in a bid to stop the spread of kauri dieback. Councillor Penny Hulse joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Auckland council chooses not to close the Watakeres
After a full day of discussions in chambers, the Auckland Council has voted not to close the Watakeres. Audio
Rahui on Waitakere Ranges the 'right thing to do'
The tangata whenua of the ranges, Te Kawerau-a-Maki, is placing a rahui - or a cultural prohibition - on entering the park at an early morning ceremony tomorrow. Video, Audio
Officials recommend keeping Waitakeres open
Officials are recommending keeping Auckland's Waitakere Ranges open to the public despite calls to close them to save kauri trees from dieback.
Council to vote on park closure in kauri dieback fight
Auckland Council will vote next week on whether to close the Waitakere Ranges to save threatened kauri trees.
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
Iwi calls for ban on Waitakere Ranges access
To protect the ranges from the kauri dieback disease, Te Kawerau-a-Maki wants to stop people entering. Audio
Iwi moves to put rāhui on Waitakere Ranges
An iwi wants the government to help stop people entering the Waitakere Ranges this summer as athe disease threatening to wipe out kauri intensifies. Audio
Call for funding boost to battle Kauri disease
The Waitakere ranges local board has criticised suggestions to turn the ranges into a national park, saying it isn't the answer for fighting kauri dieback disease. 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
Families face losing homes to new water treatment plant
A foster child who has been told he is now in his "forever home" is one of many Oratia residents desperately opposing a new water treatment plant, which could force them out of their homes. Zac… Video, Audio
Sandra Coney: Opening up Waikumete Cemetery
Chair of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board, and driving force behind the inaugural open day at New Zealand's largest cemetery, the first event of its kind in New Zealand. Audio, Gallery