Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 30, 2022 4:46:17 GMT 12
ŌWAIRAKA/MT ALBERT TREE FIGHT GOES FULL CIRCLE
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an application by Auckland's Tūpuna Maunga Authority to appeal against a decision blocking the immediate removal of 345 exotic trees from Ōwairaka (Mount Albert).
The Court of Appeal had previously ruled that, while the authority's management plan for the maunga did say it planned to remove mature exotic trees and replant with native species, it had not made it clear this would be done all at once. It found the authority needed to follow the consultation provision in the Reserves Act if it wanted to remove all the trees......
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/owairakamt-albert-tree-fight-goes-full-circle/AO5ZGUBL75PNJP5NOCIKG3HMOY/
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an application by Auckland's Tūpuna Maunga Authority to appeal against a decision blocking the immediate removal of 345 exotic trees from Ōwairaka (Mount Albert).
The Court of Appeal had previously ruled that, while the authority's management plan for the maunga did say it planned to remove mature exotic trees and replant with native species, it had not made it clear this would be done all at once. It found the authority needed to follow the consultation provision in the Reserves Act if it wanted to remove all the trees......
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/owairakamt-albert-tree-fight-goes-full-circle/AO5ZGUBL75PNJP5NOCIKG3HMOY/