It was great to hear about the stay of execution of the Kohimaramara forest trees and congratulations to all concerned. Let’s hope the local tree protectors are able to save them from destruction.
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Co-presented by Shirley Waru (Te Rarawa o Ngāpui / Te Uri o Tai) and Yo Heta-Lensen (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine). Hosted by Samar Ocean Wolf Ciprian (Al Harithi Bedouin and indigenous Afghani).
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Some of Tūpuna Maunga Authority's supporters have compared the Authority’s maunga revegetation project to the Tiritirimatangi Island one. So let's see how that comparison stacks up.
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You are invited to join our Tangata Whenua presenters for a Te Ao Māori perspective on the maunga tree issue in the context of relationships with the taiao (natural world), and with each other. 7-8 pm, Tuesday 2 November 2021 via Zoom.
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Since 2019, Tūpuna Maunga Authority has routinely claimed it will be putting in 13,000 native plantings at Ōwairaka / Mt Albert. We’ve done a stock take on progress to date the the results are underwhelming. Find out the truth behind the Authority’s fictions.
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A Tangata Whenua opinion on how Pākeha taking Tūpuna Maunga Authority’s side are inadvertently being racist. This is because incorrectly positioning an environmental issue as a racial one focuses attention on the Pākeha who want to save the trees, while ignoring and thereby marginalising Tangata Whenua and People of Colour who disagree with the Authority’s environmentally destructive plans.
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A Māori-led Māngere-Ōtāhuhu community group is preparing to occupy Mt Richmond / Ōtāhuhu after learning that Auckland Council has recently issued a non-notified resource consent to allow Tūpuna Maunga Authority to fell hundreds of exotic trees there.
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The pro- and anti-exotic tree debate arising from a delightful NZ Herald photo of a tūī gorging on flowering cherry blossoms raises important questions around an increasingly ideological approach to environmentalism. There are many reasons in favour of being guided by nature rather than ideology…
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Sign up to our tree felling “red alert” text list to join tree protectors on the front-line if and when Tūpuna Maunga Authority make a move to fell the maunga trees.
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Anna Radford and Shirley Waru explain how successful cultural and ecological restoration does not require destruction to succeed.
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Great news - there has been a successful injunction to prevent harm to Ōwairaka’s trees before the Judicial Review Appeal decision is delivered.
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Honour the Maunga has sourced Tūpuna Maunga Authority documents showing that it would take an average ratepayer up to 8.5 years to cover the cost of removing a single large tree on Ōwairaka / Mt Albert.
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We have been advised that the Judicial Review decision is to be appealed. However, there is a question about whether or not Ōwairaka’s trees will be safe until the appeal decision is delivered.
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Honour the Maunga Patron Pouroto Ngaropo explains the Ōwairaka / Mt Albert tree situation in the context of a Te Ao Māori (Māori world view) perspective, and in the context of his own genealogical and spiritual relationship with the maunga. It is a ‘must read’ for anybody who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of the maunga tree situation.
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Tūpuna Maunga Authority has agreed not to fell any trees on Ōwairaka until 29 January 2021, which will allow the Judicial Review applicants time to decide whether the decision will be appealed.
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We have been advised that the Judicial Review decision will be released publicly at 9.30 tomorrow morning. Sadly, the judge has found in Tūpuna Maunga Authority and Auckland Council’s favour, which means they are now free to fell Ōwairaka / Mt Albert’s trees at any time.
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Honour the Maunga’s spokesperson Anna Radford shares what she has observed during the past year’s tree-saving efforts at Ōwairaka / Mt Albert, and highlights some of the many questions that remain unanswered.
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Honour the Maunga is celebrating the first anniversary of our ongoing presence on Ōwairaka / Mt Albert.
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Honour the Maunga is calling on Tūpuna Maunga Authority to reduce fire risk on Auckland’s maunga by maximising tree cover, saying banning public access during fireworks week evenings is only part of the solution.
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Department of Conservation correspondence obtained under the Official Information Act shows concern about the environmental effect of Tūpuna Maunga Authority’s plans to fell 345 healthy, mature exotic trees on Ōwairaka / Mt Albert – nearly half of its tree cover.
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