Mayor Phil Goff wants to tax the Auckland ratepayers $13.3 million to create an urban forest.
However, due to the Auckland Council housing policy of replacing one house with five dwellings, a forest of mature trees have been cut down by developers.
In addition, the Tupuna Maunga Authority has cut down many mature trees and wants to cut down more (at ratepayers expense).
Kauri trees were planted alongside Mt Smart Road (an unsuitable environment) and most have since died, if they had grown how would they have been managed?
Why is there an obsession with growing native trees when many exotics are more useful for the fruit, nuts and the timber they provide.
Plant trees yes, but preserve the ones we have
Arthur Moore, Pakuranga
