Kauri trees Photo: Jay Farnworth
The Auckland Council has just released the results of it's 2021 Waitākere Ranges kauri health monitoring survey.
It shows 81 percent of the trees are in good health or only showing minor signs of stress.
Kauri dieback team manager Lisa Tolich says the pathogen that causes the disease has only been found on the periphery of the Waitakeres.
Four years ago the Auckland Council imposed strict measures to prevent the spread of Kauri dieback disease, including closing off parts of the Waitākere Ranges to the public.
And a canine tool has been employed to detect the disease. Auckland council, Biosecurity Advisor Kerryn Johnson has an update on the trial of two dogs Mawhai and Pip trained to sniff out Kauri dieback.
