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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.
Learn
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.
Take action
If you’re a landowner concerned about kauri on your property, please complete our ”Take Action” form
Kauri Rescue™ News
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.
Watch out for the Yellow-Legged Hornet
Invasive hornets have been found in Auckland that threaten our bees.
Kauri Collaboration at Whangarei A&P Show
The Kauri Rescue team is excited to be invited to participate in a kauri collaboration display space at the Whangarei A&P Show on Saturday 6 December 2025.
Winter Roundup
Busy summer & Kaipara expansion | George Taua | Amazing turnout at the Wetland Festival | Watercare funding | Book your reassessment & re-treatment for next summer | Special volunteers
Cover photo: Rebecca O’Cleirigh
DECEMBER 2024 & JANUARY 2025 NEWS
Ngā mihi o Te Tau Hau / Happy New Year from Kauri Rescue | Join us at the World Wetland Festival at Matuku Link | Join us at the Āwhitu Tiaki te Whenua Day | Treatment tools evaluation report online | International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) Phytophthora conference 2024 | Re-treatment is rolling out | Thanks to Key Industries | We need your donations to support our work | Thanks to our funders
AUGUST 2024 NEWS
Treating Taonga Trees in the Cascades | New funding from Foundation North | International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) Phytophthora Conference 2024 | Treatment Tools Evaluation Report and Online Hui | Re-treatment Strategy |
MARCH 2024 NEWS
Expansion into Āwhitu | Northland Field Days | Te Roroa & Te Kawerau ā Maki Wānanga | Sudden Death of Kauri | Monitoring Report in Production | Guardians of Nature | Re-treatment Strategy | Thanks to Premier Tapes and Liz Somers | Thanks to our funders
November 2023 News
Updates from Kauri Rescue™ for November 2023. Topics include: Summer’s about to start | Check our our new website | Thanks to Gary Stalker | Congratulations to Shannon | Moves into Northland | Thanks to our funders
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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