Kauri Rescue™ News
News, articles, updates and case studies
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.
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.