New Zealand tree protection community organisation
Auckland Council is proposing replacing the transitional rates grants which are for Auckland landowners who have voluntary natural heritage protection covenants on their properties and were past recipients of legacy rates remissions schemes that were removed in 2018. What covenants provide for: A natural heritage protection covenant is an agreement between Auckland Council (or another authorised Read More …
The Tree Council notes that at the meeting of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board on 16 November 2021 the Local Board passed resolutions regarding proposed significant pruning, cabling and propping of the scheduled trees within Te Uru Tapu / Sacred Grove. Based on the limited level of detail within the minutes and agenda of the Local Read More …
The Labour Government has teamed up with the National Party to impose on all councils across the country the most appalling piece of top-down planning legislation we have ever seen.It will require all councils to change their planning schemes (Unitary/District Plans) to enable 3 buildings of up to 3 storeys on all residential sites. The proposals Read More …
The Tree Council has lodged proceedings in the High Court against Auckland Council’s decision not to process any of the 587 nominations it has received over the last 7-10 years to schedule trees as Notable Trees since the creation of Schedule 10 (Notable Trees) of the Unitary Plan. Auckland Council’s Planning Committee decided in November Read More …
The recent Stop the Chop campaign run by The Tree Council and supported by NZ Arb has sent a very clear message to the Government that protection of urban trees on private land is an issue that New Zealanders care deeply about. In a period of 10 days the Stop the Chop website collected and Read More …
Press release: for immediate release 21 July 2021 RE: THE TREE COUNCIL APPEALS HUIA WATER TREATMENT PLANT DECISION The Tree Council has today lodged an appeal in the Environment Court against the decision to grant consent for tree removal and earthworks to enable Watercare’s Huia Water Treatment Plant to be built on Manuka Road in Read More …
The “exposure draft” of the Natural and Built Environments Bill has been released by the Government for consultation. This is the first of 3 pieces of legislation to replace the Resource Management Act. The Tree Council is currently working on a submission guide to help you make detailed submissions to support the protection of urban Read More …
The Tree Council’s Secretary Dr Mels Barton is a speaker at this free workshop for professional arborists & landscapers, along with Stacy Colyer (Director of Greenscene NZ) and Jessica Hiscox (Sustainability Manager for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei).The event is sponsored by Auckland Council and NZARB – New Zealand Arboricultural Association Inc. The event will be hosted Read More …
Media release: for immediate release Wednesday 19 May 2021 The Tree Council is delighted to announce that an agreement has been reached with both the landowner of 8 Eglinton Ave and Auckland Council that will ensure that the notable pohutukawa that sits on top of a volcanic feature in the garden of the property will Read More …
The Tree Council’s Board Member Mark Lockhart was not prepared to stand by and allow Auckland Council’s “clerical error” to result in the destruction of a landmark pohutukawa in Mt Eden. Instead he started a petition and lobbied Councillors Christine Fletcher and Cathy Casey who approached the Mayor about getting the tree replaced on the Read More …