KAURI 2000 NEWS

Welcome to the latest news from Kauri 2000. This section of our website is continually being updated so remember to check it regularly. The Kauri 2000 newsletter is issued twice a year.

Kauri2000 and DoC Memorandum of Agreement Signing

18 October 2008 marked a huge day for the Kauri 2000 Trust.  The Department of Conservation and the Kauri 2000 Trust have signed a memorandum of agreement formalising the relationship between the two organisations.  This is the first time any such agreement has been reached between a conservation group and the Department.

Rear: Greg Martin, Waikato Conservator, Department of Conservation; Sarah Cooper, Vivienne McLean, Trudi Hayde and Max Johnston (Kauri 2000 trustees); Steve Chadwick, Minister of Conservation; Cherry Ladd and Murray McAlonan, Kauri 2000 trustees.
Front: Cliff Heraud, founder, Kauri 2000, Alison Henry, chair of Kauri 2000, and John Gaukrodger, Hauraki Area Manager, Department of Conservation.

Earliest settlers commemorated

At the beginning of October on the main road into Whitianga, Joan Gaskell Drive, five kauri saplings were planted by family members of the five earliest settlers in Mercury Bay.

Ngati Hei representatives with members of families McLeod, Creed, Simpson and Wells(and Gaskell) planted the trees to match those on the opposite side of the road.

Organised by Kauri 2000 the planting is in line with the Mercury Bay Community Board's plan to plant trees on all routes into Whitianga.

McNiel Farm Planting

The McNiel family of Ferry Landing planted 200 kauri seedlings over two days on their QEII convented land, adding to the 81 they planted last year. Well done!

Seedling planted in 2007