Pine Trees
Indigenous Forest and Carbon
Two retired Auckland University lecturers put the case for correctly acknowledging the role native trees can play in carbon sequestration. Audio
Pine trees to pay for agricultural emission bills
Northland farmer Roger Ludbrook is planting pine trees and reducing stock numbers so he can pay for greenhouse gas emission bills with carbon credits from his trees. Audio
Farming v Forestry - Friend or Foe
In a forest block near Tokoroa a 60-year-old tree is felled and turned into a cubic metre of wood. It will end up at the Mystery Creek Fieldays at the end of the year to give a visual representation… Audio
All the Trimmings
Christmas is the season of traditions and for many people one of those is to collect a Christmas tree to decorate their home over the festive season. It may be a branch of pohutukawa, a pine tree in… Audio
Council’s efforts to remove trees hampered by vandalism
Police are now involved in a battle between Auckland neighbours and the council, which wants to remove more than 200 century-old trees, despite them being subject to a resource consent. Audio
Removal of Western Springs pines halted as police probe 'vandalism'
Work to clear 13 pines from an urban Auckland forest has been put on hold while the police investigate a barbed barracade.
Western Springs pine trees spared axe - for now
Thirteen huge pine trees that Auckland Council wants removed urgently have been given a stay of execution after outrage from locals and tree campaigners.
To-wood the future
Precision-bred trees will be central to our economy as wood-based products replace plastic and glass fibre in laptop cases, car interiors and even aeroplanes, a molecular geneticist says. Audio