Treemendous: Our 15th National Park?
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 3:46 pm – Posted by Mandy | 2 Comments
Blogger: North Island Conservation Manager Mark Bellingham
Our much venerated 2,500 year old kauri tree - Tane Mahuta - and forest giants like him may recieve greater protection with plans afoot to make our 15th National Park in the heart of Waipoua Forest.
Situated four hours from our largest city, a national park will place greater protection around this sub-tropical forest and the endangered creatures who call it home – from North Island brown kiwi to kokako.
Our towering kauri and our endangered species, such as our kokako and north island brown kiwi will be placed under greater protection if a National Park goes ahead.
National Parks aren’t created quickly – it took 14 years for Whanganui, 12 years for Paparoa.
We’ve been campaigning for a National Park in this area since 1988.
Turning this DOC land into a National park will mean that the area cannot be flogged off without the consent from the governor general.