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Scoop
02-06-2025
- General
- Scoop
Auckland Council Notifies Plan Change 113 Notable Trees
Press Release – The Tree Council After more than three years of work finding and assessing amazing trees around the region The Tree Council is delighted that Auckland Council has just publicly notified Plan Change 113. This plan change proposes adding 174 new individual trees and 29 new groups of trees to Schedule 10 Notable Trees of the Auckland Unitary Plan. The Tree Council is responsible for nominating 118 of the individual trees and 9 of the groups of trees included in the plan change. We nominated over 260 trees in total. We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all those members and supporters who suggested the locations of trees for us to assess for nomination. We would never have known about most of these trees if it wasn't for you. Plan Change 113 is open for submissions now. PLEASE take a few minutes to make a submission to say that you support the plan change in its entirety. There are bound to be landowners opposing trees on their properties being scheduled. So it is important that there is support from the public for protecting these trees. You can find the details of PC113 here: We will be reviewing the details of the plan change over the next couple of weeks and deciding whether we have additional trees we want to nominate as part of our submission. Please make a submission by filling in the online submission form at: or emailing your submission to unitaryplan@ The deadline is 23 June 2025. Anne Street Trees Petition The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board recently voted to remove two rare umbrella trees from the road reserve in Anne Street, Devonport at the request of local residents who claim they are causing flooding of the street. The Tree Council has requested that Auckland Council publicly notifies the consent application for the removal so that evidence and submissions can be presented to counter this view. Without public notification there is no opportunity for anyone to have a say or for any decision to be appealed. The more public interest there is in the case, the more likely it is to be publicly notified. Please sign this petition calling for public notification of the consent and share with your networks: These trees are Umbrella Trees (were Schefflera pueckleri now Heptapleurum calyptratum) and there are only three other locations in the Auckland Region in which they are known. They are not a pest species but a rare and valuable living asset. They do not cause flooding. Removing these trees will not prevent Anne Street from flooding. It is a flat, flood prone floodplain who's stormwater drain is prone to backing up when the tide is in. This is the cause of the flooding, not the trees. Arbor Day Planting Event The Tree Council is partnering with EcoMatters Environment Trust and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association (NZ ARB) to provide a tree planting opportunity for members and supporters for Arbor Day on Saturday 7 June 2024. The event will take place from 10am – noon in New Lynn, Auckland and will be followed by a free BBQ. Pre-registration is required for attendees so that we know how many plants & how much equipment & food will be needed. Please click this link to register. You will be given details of the location once you have registered. The site is somewhat challenging so a reasonable standard of fitness is required. You will need to wear closed footwear (gumboots or similar), wet weather gear & gardening gloves are recommended. Many thanks to the Whau Local Board and Auckland Council Parks for supporting the restoration of this public land and providing the funding for the work.
Scoop
02-06-2025
- General
- Scoop
Auckland Council Notifies Plan Change 113 Notable Trees
Press Release – The Tree Council The Tree Council partners with EcoMatters Environment Trust and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association (NZ ARB) for a tree planting event on Arbor Day, Saturday 7 June 2024, from 10 am to noon in New Lynn, Auckland, with pre-registration required. After more than three years of work finding and assessing amazing trees around the region The Tree Council is delighted that Auckland Council has just publicly notified Plan Change 113. This plan change proposes adding 174 new individual trees and 29 new groups of trees to Schedule 10 Notable Trees of the Auckland Unitary Plan. The Tree Council is responsible for nominating 118 of the individual trees and 9 of the groups of trees included in the plan change. We nominated over 260 trees in total. We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all those members and supporters who suggested the locations of trees for us to assess for nomination. We would never have known about most of these trees if it wasn't for you. Plan Change 113 is open for submissions now. PLEASE take a few minutes to make a submission to say that you support the plan change in its entirety. There are bound to be landowners opposing trees on their properties being scheduled. So it is important that there is support from the public for protecting these trees. You can find the details of PC113 here: We will be reviewing the details of the plan change over the next couple of weeks and deciding whether we have additional trees we want to nominate as part of our submission. Please make a submission by filling in the online submission form at: or emailing your submission to unitaryplan@ The deadline is 23 June 2025. Anne Street Trees Petition The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board recently voted to remove two rare umbrella trees from the road reserve in Anne Street, Devonport at the request of local residents who claim they are causing flooding of the street. The Tree Council has requested that Auckland Council publicly notifies the consent application for the removal so that evidence and submissions can be presented to counter this view. Without public notification there is no opportunity for anyone to have a say or for any decision to be appealed. The more public interest there is in the case, the more likely it is to be publicly notified. Please sign this petition calling for public notification of the consent and share with your networks: These trees are Umbrella Trees (were Schefflera pueckleri now Heptapleurum calyptratum) and there are only three other locations in the Auckland Region in which they are known. They are not a pest species but a rare and valuable living asset. They do not cause flooding. Removing these trees will not prevent Anne Street from flooding. It is a flat, flood prone floodplain who's stormwater drain is prone to backing up when the tide is in. This is the cause of the flooding, not the trees. Arbor Day Planting Event The Tree Council is partnering with EcoMatters Environment Trust and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association (NZ ARB) to provide a tree planting opportunity for members and supporters for Arbor Day on Saturday 7 June 2024. The event will take place from 10am – noon in New Lynn, Auckland and will be followed by a free BBQ. Pre-registration is required for attendees so that we know how many plants & how much equipment & food will be needed. Please click this link to register. You will be given details of the location once you have registered. The site is somewhat challenging so a reasonable standard of fitness is required. You will need to wear closed footwear (gumboots or similar), wet weather gear & gardening gloves are recommended. Many thanks to the Whau Local Board and Auckland Council Parks for supporting the restoration of this public land and providing the funding for the work.
Scoop
02-06-2025
- General
- Scoop
Auckland Council Notifies Plan Change 113 Notable Trees
After more than three years of work finding and assessing amazing trees around the region The Tree Council is delighted that Auckland Council has just publicly notified Plan Change 113. This plan change proposes adding 174 new individual trees and 29 new groups of trees to Schedule 10 Notable Trees of the Auckland Unitary Plan. The Tree Council is responsible for nominating 118 of the individual trees and 9 of the groups of trees included in the plan change. We nominated over 260 trees in total. We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all those members and supporters who suggested the locations of trees for us to assess for nomination. We would never have known about most of these trees if it wasn't for you. Plan Change 113 is open for submissions now. PLEASE take a few minutes to make a submission to say that you support the plan change in its entirety. There are bound to be landowners opposing trees on their properties being scheduled. So it is important that there is support from the public for protecting these trees. You can find the details of PC113 here: We will be reviewing the details of the plan change over the next couple of weeks and deciding whether we have additional trees we want to nominate as part of our submission. Please make a submission by filling in the online submission form at: or emailing your submission to unitaryplan@ The deadline is 23 June 2025. Anne Street Trees Petition The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board recently voted to remove two rare umbrella trees from the road reserve in Anne Street, Devonport at the request of local residents who claim they are causing flooding of the street. The Tree Council has requested that Auckland Council publicly notifies the consent application for the removal so that evidence and submissions can be presented to counter this view. Without public notification there is no opportunity for anyone to have a say or for any decision to be appealed. The more public interest there is in the case, the more likely it is to be publicly notified. Please sign this petition calling for public notification of the consent and share with your networks: These trees are Umbrella Trees (were Schefflera pueckleri now Heptapleurum calyptratum) and there are only three other locations in the Auckland Region in which they are known. They are not a pest species but a rare and valuable living asset. They do not cause flooding. Removing these trees will not prevent Anne Street from flooding. It is a flat, flood prone floodplain who's stormwater drain is prone to backing up when the tide is in. This is the cause of the flooding, not the trees. Arbor Day Planting Event The Tree Council is partnering with EcoMatters Environment Trust and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association (NZ ARB) to provide a tree planting opportunity for members and supporters for Arbor Day on Saturday 7 June 2024. The event will take place from 10am - noon in New Lynn, Auckland and will be followed by a free BBQ. Pre-registration is required for attendees so that we know how many plants & how much equipment & food will be needed. Please click this link to register. You will be given details of the location once you have registered. The site is somewhat challenging so a reasonable standard of fitness is required. You will need to wear closed footwear (gumboots or similar), wet weather gear & gardening gloves are recommended. Many thanks to the Whau Local Board and Auckland Council Parks for supporting the restoration of this public land and providing the funding for the work.
Agriland
02-05-2025
- General
- Agriland
NI National Hedgerow Week to take place next week
The Tree Council along with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland are celebrating hedgerows as part National Hedgerow Week which begins next Monday, May 5 and this year's theme is the 'Future of Hedgerows'. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has described hedges being an incredible asset to farms, providing shelter to livestock, capturing carbon and providing food and shelter for a significant proportion of wildlife. Senior biodiversity technologist at CAFRE Nicola Warden said:: 'National Hedgerow Week is about highlighting the important role hedgerows have in our farmed landscape. 'Working within the biodiversity team at CAFRE, we help the farm team to manage existing hedgerows and plant new ones across the farms. 'Throughout the year, it is important to be considering options for future hedge planting and management. 'An existing hedge could be rejuvenated, or a new hedge could be planted to connect two existing habitats, to provide shelter for livestock or to provide wildlife with a network of living field boundaries where they can find adequate spaces to nest, rest or forage within.' Student learning about planting new hedges at CAFRE A recent bird survey carried out across the CAFRE lowland farms found that there are a lot of hedgerow bird species such as blackbirds, wrens and dunnocks using CAFRE hedges to nest or forage in. CAFRE has been managing existing hedgerows to maximise their biodiversity potential through moving away from an annual cut to a three-year rotational cut on suitable internal hedges. 'This has increased the area available to birds to set up safe nesting sites where the nests can be out of reach of predators,' Warden continued. 'Moving to a three-year rotational cut will also allow the hedge species to produce more flowers during the summer and a lot of berries to feed the bird population throughout the winter period. A new mixed species hedgerow planted by students protected from weeds using biodegradable film 'In line with the theme for [National] Hedgerow Week, CAFRE is committed to providing students with the skills and knowledge required to allow them to plant new hedges in the future and manage existing hedges to maximise their biodiversity potential. 'Each year approximately 300m of new hedgerow is established with Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma students.'
Scoop
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
We All Need The Deed
The Tree Council, Forest & Bird Waitākere and the Waitākere Ranges Protection Society are all delighted to see that Auckland Council finally intends to fulfil its legal obligation under the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 (the Act) by producing a Deed of Acknowledgment recognising the important role tangata whenua have in the area. This Deed is a legal requirement of the Act and Auckland Council is not obliged to consult publicly on its content, or whether it should be produced, so we acknowledge the transparency of the decision making process entered into in this consultation. However, we are disturbed by the misinformation and racist anti-iwi sentiment that is being circulated by a small minority in a campaign seeking to distort the facts and derail the process. We expect that Auckland Councillors will not be misled by this disingenuous mischief-making and will support the partnership proposed in the Deed. It is not some kind of land grab or undermining of democracy, as is being claimed. Forest & Bird Waitākere's Chair Annalily van den Broeke says that ' the reality is that the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Act is legislation passed in 2008 that says the place is special, should be protected and made even better than it is, and that everyone needs to work together to make this happen. The Deed is simply the mechanism to ensure that the three parties of The Crown, Auckland Council and tangata whenua will work together to ensure the Act is implemented effectively. It is long overdue and should have been produced soon after the Act was passed in 2008, over 17 years ago '. The Tree Council's Secretary Dr Mels Barton says that ' the problem that this proposal seeks to address is the fact that Auckland Council has neglected the implementation of the Act, so that the national significance of the area is not recognised by most people. There is no plan for its management, decision making is siloed, enhancement and monitoring is not resourced and cumulative impacts are ignored. All of these things are legally required to be implemented by the Act and are also long overdue. The Deed and the actions that will flow from it will greatly enhance the integrated management of this special area - and everyone will benefit as a result of a more healthy Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area '. The Waitākere Ranges Protection Society President Anna Fomison ' is confident that the public cares deeply about the protection and enhancement of the Waitākere Ranges and the significant benefits that the area provides to the people of Auckland. Not just for recreation, but for cleaning our air, providing our clean drinking water, absorbing our carbon emissions and the conservation of the largest indigenous forest in the region and the ecosystems that it supports that are so important for a healthy future for us all. We all need the Deed to deliver a healthy and vibrant Waitākere Ranges for future generations.' The Tree Council, Forest & Bird Waitākere and the Waitākere Ranges Protection Society encourage the public to make a brief submission to Auckland Council supporting the Deed of Acknowledgement before the closing date of 28 April. The more people that make a submission the better.
