Kauri

The Department of Conservation has closed 15 tracks in the Kaimai Ranges after the detection of the pathogen that causes kauri dieback disease.

Wētā Workshop’s modelling talents have been put to use as part of efforts to protect kauri from pests and diseases such as dieback.

The government is investing $32m into a plan to protect kauri in the country’s northern forests from dieback disease.

The government has launched a plan to protect native kauri trees from dieback and disease.

The first map of individual kauri trees in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park has been released to help combat the spread of kauri dieback.

The Department of Conservation is upgrading its tracks and installing hygiene stations on Great Barrier/Aotea Island after finding two new kauri dieback infected sites.

The Ōmanawanui and the Puriri Ridge tracks in the Waitākere Ranges have reopened after being upgraded to help combat the spread of kauri dieback.

The message to Aucklanders to take more care of kauri forests appears to be hitting the mark, with non-compliant behaviour trending down across the region this summer.

Opening up the walks restored access to the Karamatura Falls.

Auckland Council will open several tracks ahead of the summer season following a year of work to address the kauri dieback problem in the west and south. 

The vicinity surrounding Northland’s iconic Tāne Mahuta has been cleared of kauri dieback with no sign of the disease close to the tree, says DOC.

The government is to invest close to $14m of new funding into research to combat the spread of kauri dieback and myrtle rust.

The kauri dieback-affected Kitekite Falls track in the Waitakere Ranges will be reopened by Christmas, according to Auckland Councillor Penny Hulse.

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Kauri Park on Auckland’s North Shore has been temporarily closed after a tree was discovered to have kauri dieback disease.

Thirty-four tracks have been earmarked for full or partial closure by the Department of Conservation, which is seeking feedback on its latest attempt to combat kauri dieback disease.

A number of tracks on the Kauri Coast are to be closed temporarily as the Department of Conservation continues to battle the spread of kauri dieback disease.

Locals concerned not enough was being done to protect kauri on the southern fringes of the Far North’s 15,000-hectare Puketi Forest from dieback disease have set up their own footwear cleaning station.

Another Auckland walking track has been closed – albeit temporarily – as efforts to prevent the spread of kauri dieback continue.

Tour operators who take visitors through the Waitākere Ranges will still be able to gain access to it despite the coming closure of the forested areas of the park. 

Auckland Council will make its final decision today on whether to close the Waitākere Ranges to help stop the spread of kauri dieback disease.

Partly automated cleaning stations are being rolled out across regions at risk of kauri dieback disease.

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Auckland operators are resigned to losing Waitakere Ranges product after the council voted to close the forested areas of the park.

Tourism operators who use the Waitākere Ranges have welcomed the closure of some walking tracks in the park to help stop the spread of kauri dieback disease but are wary of further access restrictions.