Nature’s “RoundUp” threatens native kauri
I read an interesting article in this morning’s Herald, the usual feature called Rudman’s City. For some as yet unknown reason, a fungus like disease that has been known in NZ for at least 50 years is...
View ArticleGovt takes Green advice on saving Kauri
Following my call last week, today the Government has announced it will act to prevent the spread of kauri rot, the didymo of the forest that affects the native kauri tree. The kauri is an evolutionary...
View ArticleConservation week – lords of the forest
Tane Mahuta, lord of the forest. A tree that is truly magnificent, along with Te Matua Ngahere, father of the forest, who is our second largest Kauri. Estimated to be over 2000 years old, this means...
View ArticlePrecious kauri need committed action
Kauri dieback disease (Phytopthorataxon Agathis or PTA) needs a solution but this Government isn’t providing it. The relentless killer of our iconic kauri is not waiting and the group tasked with...
View ArticleSwamp kauri mining and exports should stop
Swamp Kauri South End Lake Ngatu, Photo: www.tobyricketts.com Seeing swamp kauri mining for the first time this week was a shock. Dark peaty soil had been stripped of its plant cover and giant...
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