by Mels Barton | Dec 9, 2025 | Events, News
The Kauri Rescue team of Dr Ian Horner & Dr Mels Barton recently spent a fantastic couple of days in Northland running our outreach stall as part of the muddy boots and kauri roots collaboration at the Whangarei A&P Society Show. Our display was set up...
by Mels Barton | Dec 1, 2025 | News
The Kauri Rescue™ team want to extend a huge THANK YOU to our major funders who have continued to support our project throughout 2025. We couldn’t do our work without you. Auckland Council’s Natural Environment Targeted Rate continues to support our work helping...
by Mels Barton | Nov 29, 2025 | News
The Kauri Rescue team is frustrated at the prolonged wet spring weather which is preventing us from starting our field season this year. Unfortunately the ground conditions are still far too wet for us to safely work in the bush in Auckland without spreading the kauri...
by Mels Barton | Nov 29, 2025 | News
Tiakina Kauri, the Government’s Kauri Protection Agency recently featured Kauri Rescue in a social media post explaining the value of using phosphite treatment to help improve the health of kauri infected with kauri dieback disease caused by the pathogen...
by Mels Barton | Nov 29, 2025 | News
Biosecurity New Zealand is urging Aucklanders to be on the lookout for yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) following the discovery of a queen hornet in the early stages of building a nest in the suburb of Glenfield. The yellow-legged hornet is a biosecurity concern...
by Mels Barton | Nov 6, 2025 | Events, News
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. We will be joining Ngati Wai, Te Roroa, Kaitiaki Kauri, MPI,...
