Category: kauri dieback
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Auckland Council to reconsider Kauri dieback and the closure of the Waitakere Ranges
This issue has been a bit of a roller coaster for Auckland Council and for the local board over the past few months. A few months ago Te Kawerau A Maki declared a Rāhui over the Waitakere Ranges. I have every respect for their rationale and for their deep abiding interest in the ongoing health…
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Chair’s report March 2018 – Glen Eden Apartments, plastic free initiatives and Holi!
Chair’s report March 2018 The new year has been off to a frenetic part and there is a lot to report on. Ted Manson and the Glen Eden Apartments The ten storey Glen Eden apartments are now being constructed. Within a year or so the area will have 160 new residences, many of them social…
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Auckland Council consulting on special rates for kauri dieback and improved water quality
Consultation on Auckland Council’s budget for the next ten years is now open. Auckland Council is consulting on how much it should rate and what it should spend this on over the next decade. On the income side a general increase of 2.5% is proposed. Individual increases will vary according to the value of your…
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What does Auckland Council do now about Kauri dieback?
There is news that Te Kawerau A Maki’s rahui on the Waitakere Ranges is having some effect but not as much as hoped. From Jamie Morton at the Herald: While the rahui appeared to have discouraged many visitors in the days after it was declared in early December, the findings of surveys undertaken since suggested that…
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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…