As pressure builds from the owners and police to have the trees cleared the urgency to peacefully prevent this builds also. Please take time to go to the site and have a chat, a cuppa and experience the sense of place you have all signed up to keep. 

Sunday, Sep 6

At dawn this morning an Aukati-rāhui was declared by members of Tangata Kaitiaki as a means to save a 100 year old stand of native trees in Avondale, including rare black maire and Kawaka.

Rihari Nahi of Ngāti Whātua Ki Kaipara placed the “korowai” of protection over the stand at 52-58 Canal Road as a means to stop contractors from destroying the remaining 23 native giants from being felled to make way for development.

“This Aukati-rāhui says that to destroy our urban forest here in Tāmaki Makaurau and nationwide is totally wrong and we need to stop it,” said Nahi.

Its time to put our feet where our hearts are!