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Community Control of Kauri Dieback: Tiaki Kauri
We partner with landowners and the community to combat the spread of kauri dieback. Working with you, we aim to identify and delay the progression and spread of the disease, working to preserve the health and beauty of our cherished kauri trees. Join us in our mission for Tiaki Kauri.
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Who WE ARE
Kauri Rescue™ is a NZ registered charity. The team comprises scientists, social scientists, iwi and community groups and was initially funded for two-years 2017-2019 from the Government’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge.
What we do
Kauri Rescue™ project otherwise known as Community Control of Kauri Dieback: Tiaki Kauri seeks to engage the public in refining new citizen science tools for the treatment of kauri dieback disease, which is decimating kauri forests in northern New Zealand
Funding
Following initial funding (2017-19) and three year (2021-24) project funding from the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge and subsequent support from the Ministry for Primary Industries Tiakina Kauri, Kauri Rescue™ is currently funded by grants from Auckland Council, Watercare, Foundation North and the NZ Lottery Grants Board. However these grants are insufficient to cover our costs so donors and sponsors are most welcome to support our work.
Landowners
Our scientists work with private landowners to keep their kauri healthy and if they wish do so the landowners can treat their own trees with a chemical called phosphite. This has shown great promise in kauri dieback programme-funded scientific trials, by enabling kauri to fight back against the Phytophthora agathidicida pathogen that causes the disease. If you are a landowner with kauri on your property, read on.
Participate
If you do have the disease confirmed on your property then we will work with you to treat and monitor your own trees. This treatment service is free to landowners, funded by our sponsors and partners.
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We work alongside private landowners, providing solutions to protect the precious kauri trees on their properties from the devastating effects of kauri dieback. Our innovative approach, using phosphite treatment, has shown promising results in combating this disease. By partnering with us, you become a vital force in the fight to preserve these iconic and majestic trees. Join us today and together, let’s safeguard the future of our kauri forests.
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If you’re a landowner concerned about kauri on your property, please complete our ”Take Action” form
Kauri Rescue™ News
Join us at the Matuku Link World Wetlands Day on Sunday 1 February
The Kauri Rescue team will be joining a plethera of environmental and community stalls being showcased at the Matuku Link World Wetlands Day market on Sunday 1 February at 111 Bethells Rd, Te Henga, west Auckland from 10am to 3pm. Last year there were over 600 attendees and the event was buzzing, so we expect a similar turnout this time and another great family day out.
Landowner support programme gets into gear
Our landowner treatment support work has kicked into gear for 2026 and we have been very busy since mid December delivering and demonstrating our treatment kits to landowners on our waiting list as well as running workshops with our team to support those landowners with big properties that need a bit of help like Tracey Woulfe in Makarau who has a 42 hectare farm with several bush blocks with infected kauri.
Saving kauri from dieback – Under the Lens podcast
Kauri dieback is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most urgent ecological challenges. In this episode, we explore how a microscopic organism met one of our most ancient taonga species and what it has taken for science, culture, and community to respond together.
Meri Kirihimete / Merry Christmas from Kauri Rescue
The Kauri Rescue team would like to wish you all the very best for the festive season. We hope you have a relaxing and peaceful holiday with your loved ones.
Our 2025-26 summer field season finally gets underway
We are delighted and relieved to finally be able to start issuing kauri treatment kits to our very patient landowners after such a wet spring. Nichola and Koos were excited to get started with their treatment this week.
Auckland local parks treatment programme kicks off in Titirangi
This week marks an important milestone for kauri protection in Auckland with the first phosphite treatment programme for local parks kicking off in the Titirangi War Memorial Reserve. Huge thanks to the Waitākere Ranges Local Board and the Auckland Council Biosecurity team for their support for this work.
Whangarei A&P Show collaboration
The Kauri Rescue team had a fantastic weekend at the Whangarei A&P Show in Northland running a collaborative kauri zone with iwi groups and agencies.
Thanks to our funders
The Kauri Rescue™ team want to extend a huge THANK YOU to our major funders who have continued to support our project throughout 2025.
Will it ever stop raining this spring?!
The prolonged wet spring is preventing the Kauri Rescue team from starting our field season as the ground is still too wet to work safely in the bush.
Kauri Rescue featured by Tiakina Kauri
Kauri Rescue was featured by Tiakina Kauri, the Government’s kauri management agency, in a recent social media post explaining the benefits of phosphite treatment.
Support Kauri Rescue™
There are numerous ways to support our work at Kauri Rescue™. Whether you choose to become a sponsor, donate time, contribute financially or donate goods or services, we wholeheartedly encourage and welcome your support. Together, we can make a difference in managing the disease that threatens one of Aotearoa NZ’s most beloved and majestic trees.
Sponsor Us
Our work relies on the generous support of sponsors and donations.
Donate Money
Every dollar we receive is invested in helping to protect kauri.
Volunteer
Our team of volunteer Ambassadors are critical to the success of our programmes.
Our Partners & Sponsors
Kauri Rescue™ thanks our current funders for their ongoing support:
Auckland Council
NZ Lottery Grants Board
Foundation North
Watercare Services Ltd
Kauri Rescue™ thanks our past funders for their previous support:
Biological Heritage National Science Challenge (funding 2017-19 and 2021-24)
Kauri Protection Agency
Community Organisation Grants Scheme
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