Kauri Rescue™ News
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Tiakina Kauri funding grant
Kauri Rescue has received a small grant from Tiakina Kauri to cover the period to the end of June 2026 to expand our operations outside the Auckland Region.
Kauri planting with Te Kawerau ā Maki
The Kauri Rescue team enjoyed a stunning sunny winter morning planting kauri saplings with Te Kawerau ā Maki and friends.
Northland funding helping landowners
Thanks to some funding from Northland Regional Council and Tiakina Kauri we have been able to offer support to landowners in Northland with kauri infected with kauri dieback disease for the first time.
Te Tai Tokerau / Northland Kauri Ora Hui
The Kauri Rescue team recently attended a well attended Kauri Ora hui in Whangārei hosted by Ngati Hine. Dr Ian Horner did a presentation giving an optimistic view of kauri dieback management and Mels took along the Kauri Rescue stall.
Auckland Local Parks treatment in Kauri Park Birkenhead
Collaboration with treating an area of kauri dieback infection in Kauri Park, Birkenhead with phosphite and creating a buffer around the infected trees to contain the infection.
Treated Cascades big trees have health reassessed
The Kauri Rescue team has been back to the Cascades to reassess the health of the 60 big taonga trees that we treated with phosphite in May 2024.
Northland Regional Council funding confirmed
Kauri Rescue has just received a small grant from Northland Regional Council, to help us expand our support to Northland landowners with kauri dieback problems.
Caring for your kauri with Dr Mels Barton at the Colin McCahon Museum
Learn about our local Kauri and how to protect them with Dr Mels Barton amongst the kauri that inspired New Zealand artist Colin McCahon in Titirangi.
Coromandel treatment trip
We had an incredible week in the Coromandel treating a small pocket of kauri dieback infection on a huge private property in Kennedy Bay.
Encouraging results from Silverdale property treated in 2019
The Kauri Rescue team recently returned to a property we know very well to help landowner Mike Stanley to reassess the health of the more than 300 kauri trees he treated with phosphite in 2019.