Kauri dieback stations cause concern

Left, the kauri dieback cleaning station at the Govan Wilson Road end of the trail. Photo, Bruce Martin. Right, walking tracks are busy with summer visitors. Wendy Holmes from the UK used the cleaning station at Matheson Bay last week.

A former Department of Conservation staffer and keen tramper is concerned that cleaning stations at entries to the Dome walkway may not be effective in preventing potentially devastating damage to mature kauri along the trail.

Bruce Martin says DOC is not maintaining the cleaning stations adequately, and is not using the option of premixed water and the a...

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