June 2017 Planting

Kauri 2000 News Superb day for planting We had a fantastic turnout for the weekend and the weather was great too!  Photos to come…   Search for: News February 2019 Feb 26, 2019   Latest Kauri2000 Newsletter read more News August 2018 Aug 21, 2018  ...
MBAS Planting 1 May 2017

MBAS Planting 1 May 2017

Kauri 2000 News MBAS Planting 1 May 2017 MBAS Students Helping Kauri 2000 Mercury Bay Area School students from years 7 and 8 spent time in the bush on Blackjack Hill, Kuaotunu, on 30 May and 1 June. Teachers, parents, carers and volunteers coordinated what seemed...
News May 2017

News May 2017

Kauri 2000 News News May 2017 Planting Day for volunteers will be on Saturday June 10th. Please contact us via email info@kauri2000.co.nz for more information.   Search for: Spring Newsletter Nov 16, 2021Kauri 2000 2021 NewsletterKauri 2000 Spring Newsletter...
Threats To Survival

Threats To Survival

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...
First Steps Into The Future

First Steps Into The Future

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...
Remaining Stands

Remaining Stands

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...
Coromandel Giants

Coromandel Giants

Coromandel Giants While most New Zealanders are familiar with the giant kauri of the Waipoua Forest, not so many know about the remaining giants of the Coromandel. In fact, of the great trees listed in The World of the Kauri (Halkett, J. & Sale, EV, Reed...
Kauri Distribution

Kauri Distribution

Kauri Distribution The kauri grows in the subtropical northern part of the North Island, with a natural range as far as latitude 38 degrees south, roughly on a line joining Tauranga and Kawhia. However kauri are quite hardy and will grow as far south as Stewart Island...
Foliage

Foliage

Foliage Kauri male and female cones Kauri leaves have no petioles and are arranged alternately. They are thick and leathery with parallel veins and are dull olive-green colour. Juvenile leaves are 5-10 x 0.5-1.2cm; Adult leaves are 2.0-3.5 cm long. Most leaves remain...
Make a donation

Make a donation

KAURI donations   Because of disruptions brought by COVID and the extra management requirements of kauri dieback disease over the last three seasons, Kauri 2000 is currently catching up with its planting program.Our donations for kauri seedlings for the 2024...