Tree protester plans long stay in kauri

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HIGH LIFE: Michael Tavares climbed the kauri on a Titirangi, Auckland property on Monday morning.

A group created to save a 500-year-old kauri say they have spent more than $20,000 of their own money commissioning reportsand seeking legal counsel.

Plans to cut down the tree along with a 300-year-old rimu on a section in Titirangi, Auckland sparked the protest, which included a man who climbed the kauri and vowed to stay there until it was saved.

The trees were due to be felled on Monday morning to make way for two houses.

Protest organiser Aprilanne Bonar said the Save our Kauri group hasspent thousands out of their own pockets on reports and legal advice.

She said there are three key findings of the ecological, engineeringand specialist reports that they have commissioned.

The removal of the trees would have significant impact on environmentand community.

The storm water catchment area would have to increase to cope with thedevelopment.

The removal of the tree would compromise the stability of the bank.

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Tree protester plans long stay in kauri