In the final stages of winding up the Kauri 2000 Trust, Trust Chair Alison Henry and long-time trustee Jill Kaeppeli have handed the Trust’s records, to Geraldine Dunwoodie, Supervisor of The Coromandel Heritage Trust, for placement in the archives at The Treasury in Thames, where they will be safely preserved in a controlled environment and available to the public.
“Our records add to the story of kauri on the Coromandel, and it is ideal to have this information in one place where it can be professionally cared for,” said Alison Henry.
Having our planting records at The Treasury means our 25 years of hard but rewarding work will never be lost.
Kauri 2000 began with a goal of planting 2,000 kauri to mark the new millennium and help restore trees lost to milling in the early 1800s. The charitable trust was established with Dame Cath Tizard as patron, supported by guidance from forestry and conservation experts.
The original target soon grew as the vision of restoring kauri forests on the Coromandel captured public support from people across the community. Donations came from New Zealand and overseas, BNZ Markets provided sponsorship, and hundreds of volunteers and school students helped the Trust plant more than 55,000 kauri across the Coromandel Peninsula over the next 25 years.
It is the end of an era for a truly remarkable project.
While it is sad to see this initiative close, we are finishing on a high note, having far exceeded our original goals for the Coromandel Peninsula.
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What an achievement!!! Congratulations