Hundreds of people have protested against an Auckland City Council decision to cut down a 500-year-old kauri tree.
A group of developers have gained a resource consent from Auckland Council approving the removal of the trees.
About 100 protesters were at the site early this week, where the tree – as well as a 300-year-old neighbouring rimu – was due to be felled by contractors. One protestor climbed the kauri and contractors were forced to leave as a result.
The police were called to deal with the situation.
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has even shared her views on the matter.
Ms Clark – now the Administrator for the United Nations Development Programme – posted her views on Facebook. She said it was “extraordinary in this day and age that a permit would be given to fell a 500 year old kauri tree.”
Do you think the tree should be chopped down?
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48 Responses
do not cut down this tree!!!
Let it live.
don’t chop the tree down
Thanks a lot to all the protesters!!! DO NOT CUT DOWN A TREE THATS HEALTHY!!!
No don’t cut it down
WHO WOULD CUT DOWN A NAITIVE TREE
no way man 🙂
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not a kauri tree!
this happens all the time but in a closer scale,,,,,,
Trees provide us with shade, homes for birds, oxygen and alot more! And its a native! DONT CUT IT DOWN! DONT CUT IT DOWN! you all with me?! 😀
No
what’s wrong with cutting down a tree just because its 0ver 500 years old. everything dies one day. also there are a lot of trees on earth one tree wont hurt neither will 20
Don’t cut the tree it’s native
Don’t cut it down its the tallest tree in New Zealand
why would you cut that down it a part of histroy
Why would anyone want to cut down this tree! After all, it happens way to often….
DO NOT CUT DOWN THIS TREE it is obviously just a tree, but why CUT IT DOWN?
DO NOT CUT DOWN THE TREE
if you do that everyone will hate you DON’T CUT THE TREE !!!!!!!! 🙁
NEVER!NEVER CUT DOWN THE TREE!!!!!!!!
WAT EVER U DO DONT CUT IT DOWN
It’s 500 years old, of course we won’t want it to be cut down.
This tree is the tree i will protect for it provides life and means home.
I will keep my soul to this tree till the goverment changes
do not cut it down ok…….
Trees provide us with shade,homes for bird where they can nests,and a lot more and this there home to and I m a little girl and I’m only 10 year old and I seen your comments they not normal tree they are kauri trees so don,tn cut them down!!!!
DEFINETLY DON’T CUT THE TREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dont cut the tree down!
I think it’s wrong to cut down such a old and beautiful tree
if someone says to cut it down and that its just a tree, thats going to keep hapning until we run out of oxigin and we all die
so it’s your desition cut it down and eventurely we all die or let it live and bild houses somewere else!
nnnoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not my native family tree!!!!!!!!!!!!
no
That’s what I call a awesome tree
SO DONT CUT IT DOWN!!!!!!
DONT CUT TREE PLEASE
DONT CUT THAT TREE!!!!!!
Don’t cut it down!!!
If you cut the trees you will regret everything I will be after you!
Don’t cut the 500 year old tree down it probably means something to the people out there
dont cut the tree down!!!!!!!
NO CUTTING THE TREE!!!!!!!
No tree cutting its rude
do not cut down the tree because it might be native
what if i cut you down you will not like it leave it allow n
don’t cut down the tree it gives us oxygen
dont cut the tree down
WHY?…
I’m seriously doubting the government nowadays…
Because:
-They’re chopping down natives everyday
-Increasing tax (my pocket moneys gone ad my mum ain’t giving anymore!, :.( ) as if they haven’t got money (India’s worse, bless India)
-They just shove polices into protests and tweet something to make themselves look good
Why would you cut down a native tree thats not very nice
Don’t cut it down it’s so cool and old so leave it alone
NEVER CUT THAT TREE ITS 500 YEARS OLD OTHERS MUST BE MORE AMAZED THAN ME ABOUT IT’S AGE SO NEVER CUT THAT TREE IT’S HELPFUL TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS SO PLZ DONT CUT IT DOWN BECAUSE IT’S NOT A DEAD TREE SO DO NOT KILL IT YOU’LL REGRET IT. IT’S ONE OF THE OLDEST TREE EVER KNOWN BY PEOPLE SO DO NOT KILL IT EVER UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD