Waitakere Ranges

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Kauri dieback disease is killing our giants of the forest - are we any closer to a cure? Audio

For Donna Kerridge the Waitakere ranges are the 'lungs' of Auckland and it needs to be looked after, as a practitioner of Rongoā Māori she says everyone needs to be responsible for the taiao. Audio

Outdoor enthusiasts will have more tracks to choose from in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges this summer but the battle to keep the deadly kauri dieback disease at bay goes on. In 2017, the council closed… Audio

Auckland Council's proposed plans to re-open access to the Waitakere Ranges haven't gone down well with the public. Areas of the park were closed to prevent the spread of kauri dieback and the Council… Audio

Auckland council has been doing major work to protect against the spread of Kauri dieback diesease. Video, Audio

A conservation group has discovered Waitakere ranges tracks that should be closed to the public due to Kauri dieback disease, are still open. It's also calling on Auckland Council to secretly film and… Video, Audio

Visitors to two of Auckland's favourite nature playgrounds - the Waitakere and Hunua Ranges - can now expect to see wire fences blocking routes, new caution signs, and compulsory hygiene stations at… Video, Audio

Most of Auckland's Waitakere Ranges will be closed off to the public from next month, a move welcomed by many but some businesses say it will force them to close. Video, Audio

The entire forested area of Auckland's Waitakere Ranges will be closed to the public by May to try to halt the spread of kauri dieback. Video, Audio

The decision follows months of criticism after the council narrowly voted in December not to fully close the regional park to respect a rahui imposed by the local iwi, Te Kawerau a Maki. Audio

Auckland Council has been left red faced after promoting a Waitakere ranges track on social media despite the local iwi placing a rahui, or ban, on the area. A post on the council tourism body's… Audio