Kauri Dieback
Kauri dieback forces 13 Waitakere tracks to close
Auckland Council has voted against closing the Waitakere Ranges as a way of stopping the spread of kauri dieback.But it will close 13 of its 172 tracks. Environmentalists have been calling for the… Audio
Kauri dieback: Second vote may close Waitakere Ranges
Auckland councillors could be back around the table for a second vote on closing the Waitakere Ranges to save the Kauri trees. Despite warnings the giants could be wiped out in 20 years the council… Audio
Forest and Bird 'disappointed' ranges remain open
Auckland Council has voted against closing the Waitākere Ranges in a bid to stop the spread of kauri dieback disease.
Auckland council chooses not to close the Watakeres
After a full day of discussions in chambers, the Auckland Council has voted not to close the Watakeres. Audio
Auckland Council to vote on kauri protection
Auckland Council's environment committee will decide whether to close the Waitakere Ranges to the public in an attempt to slow the spread of a disease that is killing kauri trees. One in five trees in… Audio
Insight: Kauri dieback - Can these noble trees be protected?
The fight to save the kauri and protect the noble trees against kauri dieback disease. Audio
Officials recommend keeping Waitakeres open
Officials are recommending keeping Auckland's Waitakere Ranges open to the public despite calls to close them to save kauri trees from dieback.
'Apathy, stupidity' will cause Kauri extinction
A distinguished NZ scientist is warning that kauri are heading for extinction because of public apathy and stupidity. Professor Peter de Lange was for 27 years a principal research scientist with DoC… Audio
Council to vote on park closure in kauri dieback fight
Auckland Council will vote next week on whether to close the Waitakere Ranges to save threatened kauri trees.
Iwi calls for ban on Waitakere Ranges access
To protect the ranges from the kauri dieback disease, Te Kawerau-a-Maki wants to stop people entering. Audio
Iwi moves to put rāhui on Waitakere Ranges
An iwi wants the government to help stop people entering the Waitakere Ranges this summer as athe disease threatening to wipe out kauri intensifies. Audio
Call to treat sick kauri in state forests
Research into kauri die-back is now at the point where decisions can be made about treating sick kauri in state forests, the scientist leading the research says.
People may be banned from Waitakere Ranges to tackle kauri dieback
Kauri dieback disease is spreading at such an alarming rate, Auckland Council is considering banning people from the city's second largest regional park, the Waitakere Ranges. Video, Audio
Waitākere Ranges could be closed due to kauri dieback
With one in five kauri in Waitākere Ranges Regional Park infected, the council could ban people to help fight the spread of the disease threatening to wipe the trees out.
MPI criticised for 'serious failings' on kauri dieback
Kauri could be wiped out from the Waitakere Ranges within the next 20 years if the Ministry for Primary Industries doesn't take urgent action, an Auckland community group is warning.
Managing Kauri Dieback disease
Kauri dieback is a serious disease that kills Kauri trees. It's decimating kauri forests in northern New Zealand, and is partiucalrly severe in the popular Waitakere Ranges in West Auckland. The… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy Warne has been visiting the far North, visiting Ngawha springs and looking at Kauri dieback. Audio
Kauri disease found in ancient forest
A Far North community that helped save an ancient forest from pests now has a new enemy to contend with - kauri dieback.
Botany - Kauri dieback
Auckland Botanical Gardens curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us. This time Bec tackles the kauri dieback disease. Audio, Gallery
