Petition started to protect Tairua pohutukawa
12 May, 2021 09:02 PM
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In February 2020 residents of Tairua rallied to ensure a pohutukawa tree did not get the chop. Photo / HC Post
In February 2020 residents of Tairua rallied to ensure a pohutukawa tree did not get the chop. Photo / HC Post
Bay of Plenty Times
By: Alison Smith
A social media campaign and the voices of tangata whenua have joined to put a halt to any cutting of a culturally significant pohutukawa tree.
Lyn Dallison has started a petition to prevent the mature Tairua tree that s deemed as historically significant, and known as Tangimanawa, from being cut to allow for a footpath extension.