Category: kauri dieback
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Auckland’s impending environmental crisis
I am not breaking any secrets by saying that Auckland’s environment is going backwards at an alarming rate, and that we are facing a crisis. The subject was discussed at a recent Waitakere Ranges Local Board meeting. From the Wester Leader report on the meeting: Auckland faces a loss of biodiversity “at a cataclysmic level” unless…
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Chair’s report September 2017 – Rimutaka Walkway, Kauri dieback and China
Rimutaka Walkway Neil Henderson has been heavily involved in the design and construction of the Rimutaka Walkway and deserves praise for his work. The walkway is now essentially complete and a formal opening is to be held soon. The walkway will help in linking the Woodlands Park community to the Landing Road walkway and improve…
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August Chair’s report – Kauri Dieback is getting worse
Through the vagaries of timing and the loss of a meeting I did not present a Chair’s report during July. This was not a reflection that nothing was happening. A number of important issues continue to attract the attention of the Board. Draft local board plan The consultation round about the Draft Local Board plan…
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Chair’s report – February 2017 – Kauri dieback, the polluted Manukau and Waitangi day
The text of my Chair’s report for February 2017. Happy belated new year to everyone. The year has started off to a somewhat hectic pace. The first matter that arose just before Christmas was the completion of latest monitoring report concerning the presence of Kauri dieback. The news is not good. Kauri dieback is a…
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Kauri Dieback needs urgent attention
Kauri dieback is a scourge of the Waitakere Ranges. The disease is widespread throughout the west, particularly in Titirangi. Council has been identifying where it is located and has just completed the second intensive monitoring exercise. The first was conducted five years ago. I am afraid that the news is not good. The rate of infection in…