Protesters try to save Motueka elm trees as upgrade work begins stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Five trees along High St are to be retained under new plans released by Waka Kotahi. On Tuesday, Livinya continued her fight by presenting a copy of the petition to the Motueka Community Board and spoke, along with others, in favour of the trees’ retention. In a statement on Thursday, Waka Kotahi director of regional relationships Emma Speight said the agency had heard the concerns. “In light of this, we have further reviewed our designs and are able to keep five trees that were going to be removed,” Speight said. “We will still need to remove some trees to provide space for the new traffic signals. These trees are in the road reserve, and we need this space for the turning lanes at the intersections, to help drivers turn right.”
Teen collects more than 500 signatures to save Motueka trees stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.