Kauri

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.