28 Jan 2022

Why biodiversity in cities matters

From Nine To Noon, 9:40 am on 28 January 2022
Thirty native trees at a Canal Road property in Avondale are facing the chop.

Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook

As housing intensification increases in many New Zealand towns and cities, University of Auckland ecologist Dr Margaret Stanley says retaining mature trees is key to having liveable cities, and artificial turf is not an environmentally sound subsitute for green space.