Threats To Survival
The biggest threat to the survival of young kauri is invasive weeds - exotic invaders such as pampas grass, gorse, blackberry & kikuyu, which is why we place so much importance on releasing our trees until they are tall enough to survive on their own. Gorse forms...
First Steps Into The Future
Against this background it seemed rather fitting that we should mark the start of the new millennium by taking the first steps towards a future when groves of these beautiful trees will once again dominate the forest canopy, with the potential to endure into the...
Remaining Stands
Kauri Tree 309 Road - Coromandel Peninsula (Photo: Tourism Coromandel) With all this destruction, what is left of the original forests today? Max Johnston of Peninsula Environmental Practice has had extensive experience with kauri in the NZ Forest Service, and is the...