Month: June 2013
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The Great Tree Massacre coming to Titirangi soon …
By Greg Presland I blogged previously about the Resource Management Reform Bill and the threat it poses to Titirangi’s trees. The bill proposes the removal of blanket tree protection and for a Titirangi Tree to be protected it, or a group of trees that it is in, will have to be specifically identified in a…
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By Greg Presland The Local Government and Environment Committee has heard submissions on the Resource Management Reform Bill and has reported the Bill back to Parliament. Regrettably the blanket removal of tree protection is maintained and if enacted the blanket protection of trees in Titirangi and Laingholm will be no more. I blogged previously about the Resource Management Reform…
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Waitakere Ranges Local Board submission on the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill
I drafted the submission for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board for the HASHA Bill. Text follows: Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area 1. The Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area is an area of immense tree clad beauty in the west of Auckland. The area is very hilly and steep and dominated by the Waitakere Forest. It includes the…