Kauri 2000 News

Saturday 9 June 2018 Fabulous sunny day in the Coromandel and we had over 20 keen volunteers join the Trustees for planting. A 10 minute walk into the bush and the work started- 2 hours later over 350 trees were safely in the ground and everyone had earned their BBQ...

Planting Day 9 June 2018 We would love to see volunteers plant kauri. Would you like a fun day out in the bush? Kauri 2000 Trust is looking for volunteer planters to help with planting kauri seedlings WHERE: Mynderman’s Hill site, Matarangi Reserve(between Kuaotunu...

150 Kauri Trees to Celebrate Thames 150 Years. “What better way to mark the occasion than by planting these magnificent trees in the Kauaeranga Valley where they belong “says organiser Deborah MacDonald Brown, who has teamed up with Kauri 2000 and the Department of...

January 2018 The weather so far has been kind to the kauri, rain mixed with warm temperatures. We are preparing for planting early June 2018.  Our contractors will be busy with site preparation in the coming months.   Latest Kauri2000...

Snapshots of our day planting with our volunteers.   Latest Kauri2000 Newsletter

Over forty Chinese volunteers from the Chinese Conservation Education Trust came to plant near Coromandel last Saturday. Fabulous weather, views and trees.Planters split into two groups, with the energetic ones taking the steep walk to Kauri Hill overlooking the...

MBAS Students Helping Kauri 2000 Mercury Bay Area School students from years 7 and 8 spent time in the bush on Blackjack Hill, Kuaotunu, on 30 May and 1 June. Teachers, parents, carers and volunteers coordinated what seemed like a military operation and the Kauri 2000...

Planting Day for volunteers will be on Saturday June 10th. Please contact us via email info@kauri2000.co.nz for more information.   Latest Kauri2000 Newsletter

Extensive site preparation was again done predominatly Tricky Trees, with the help of cutting a number of wilding pines this year. The appearance of the ridge for future plantings has changed remarkably. Once again we were blessed with perfect weather for our...