Month: December 2017
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If you want to walk in the Waitakere Ranges and respect the Rāhui …
Te Kawerau a Maki has updated its list of tracks and areas where people can walk and not breach the Rāhui. From a press release by TKAM: Executive Manager Edward Ashby said “We’d like the public to celebrate and enjoy all the beautiful parts of the park not covered in trees, so we thought we’d…
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The new Government intends to take action on Kauri dieback
With new ministers now in place and getting their heads around some of the biggest issues faced in their portfolios the Central and Local Government response to Kauri dieback is being reviewed. From a Beehive Press release: The Government will move immediately to strengthen efforts to protect kauri trees from dieback disease, Biosecurity Minister Damien…
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Chair’s report December 2017 – Auckland Council’s Kauri dieback decision
Kauri Dieback Tiakina te wao nui a Tiriwa hei oranga mou (Treasure the great forest of Tiriwa and you in turn shall prosper) Te Kawerau A Maki’s declaration of a rāhui over the Waitakere Ranges has attracted a great deal of attention. I am glad to say that the overall response to the rāhui that…
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The Waitakere Ranges rāhui
Today with the rest of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board I attended the meeting of the Environment and Committee committee of Auckland Council to talk about proposals to deal with Kauri dieback. Following our presentation the Council voted by majority to support option four. There were a number of other resolutions passed some of which…