Category: tree protection
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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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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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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 – Woodlands Park responds to Watercare, a world record and the Cistine Chapel of Glen Eden
Following is my chair’s report for June 2017. Watercare The Watercare board has decided that the site of the new water treatment plant will be in Woodlands Park and Oratia has been excluded from further consideration. I attended the board meeting where the decision was made. Watercare’s chair person Margaret Devlin added three riders to…