Media release

Knowing, growing and protecting - a flourishing urban forest for Auckland

Aucklanders love trees. We sit under them, play on them, pick fruit from them and many of us even have favourites throughout the city, but there are pressures and issues facing our city’s trees. Today, Auckland Council has released a strategy to address the challenges facing our urban forest.

Mayor Phil Goff says Auckland’s Urban Ngahere (Forest) Strategy sets out how we can all contribute to the expansion of our urban ngahere, address unequal distribution of trees across the region and increase the benefits of a green city.

“We recognise that Auckland’s urban ngahere provides benefits that help our city to function and thrive.

“We recognise the social, environmental, economic and cultural benefits; these include enhanced stormwater management, air pollution removal, improved water quality, cooling to reduce the urban heat island effect, and ecological corridors to connect habitats and improve biodiversity. We know city trees are essential for promoting health and wellbeing and are an important element of our cultural heritage.” – Mayor Phil Goff.

For full details visit OurAuckland.

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