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Auckland Council is assessing 610 tree nominations for inclusion in the Notable Tree Schedule.
It follows a Planning Committee decision in November 2020 to schedule the trees when resources permit, with a longer-term focus on seeking the reinstatement by the Government of general tree protections.
Mayor Phil Goff says while the process will help protect the nominated trees that meet the criteria, this does not stop widespread and sometimes arbitrary removal of significant mature trees outside those which are specifically listed.
“Council continues to push for the Government to implement a better solution through resource management reforms that will enable general protection of Auckland’s significant trees,” he says.
Council has been advocating for the restoration of some of the general tree protections removed by the previous National Government in 2013 as part of changes to the Resource Management Act.
“The removal of these protections means councils must rely on listing individual trees at significant cost, and this has resulted in a lack of protection for large numbers of trees of notable size and character across Auckland.
“Although we are able to schedule specifically identified notable trees, doing so tree by tree is costly and time consuming and will only protect a small minority of Auckland’s important trees.
“While council officers have secured the resources needed to progress the scheduling process in this instance, the costs mean that this is not an adequate long-term solution.”
A list of the trees nominated in Mahurangi are:
Pohutukawa, 15 Charles Street, Scotts Landing
Pohutukawa, Ariki Reserve, Snells Beach
Totara, 65 Alnwick Street, Warkworth
Kahikatea, 10 Martin Road, Warkworth,
Oak, 360 Sandspit Road, Warkworth
Totara, 55 Alnwick Street, Warkworth
Macrocarpa, 1136 Takatu Road, Tawharanui
Pohutukawa, 21 Lysnar Road, Warkworth
Norfolk Island Pine, 58 Arabella Lane, Snells Beach
