The soil sampling was conducted by scientists at Plant and Food Research and staff of Te Roroa, after consultation with DOC, from October 8-10 to establish how close the disease was to Tāne Mahuta. They just wanted to have a look and thought they’d be ok to come in and have a look by themselves.

Photo / Supplied Kauri trees which had to be felled after contracting kauri dieback in the ranges west of Auckland.

Tāne Mahuta, New Zealand's largest remaining Kauri tree, could be infected with the fatal dieback disease in less than a year and management of the …

Giant iconic kauri Tāne Mahuta has been checked and cleared of kauri dieback disease although two sites in the wider area have again tested positive for the pathogen - one just 60m away. "We'll continue to pour all our energy into restricting the spread of the disease, with the Tāne Mahuta Response Plan as our guide. It causes a disease called kauri dieback, which is unique to kauri, currently incurable, and almost always fatal. Lindsay-John Clark, Tutei, says:"We had a couple of tourists trying to jump our security fence. DOC Director of the Northern North Island Sue Reed-Thomas said more monitoring would be done to ensure the risk of the disease was managed. Waipoua Forest kaitiaki Te Roroa and the Department of Conservation (DOC) confirmed on Thursday new test results indicated the area in the immediate vicinity to Tāne Mahuta was clear of Phytophthora agathidicida (PA).
Hence the reason why kauri protection has come out for Te Roroa. "There seems to be a natural barrier at the 60 metre mark, that's been created by Papatuanuku .... it's still sitting at that 60 metre mark away from Tāne Mahuta. This included a ring of seven samples taken approximately 2m from the base of the trunk of Tāne Mahuta, where PA was not detected. A ritual prohibiting entry to Waipoua forest has been observed for the past three weeks.

Then we also have our rākau rangatira that are going through the same thing, our kauri dieback disease.


Luckily we have security and our ambassadors who turn into more of a compliance role to help educate those sorts of people.

It is now confirmed that the kauri dieback disease has been found in close proximity to the forests’ senior resident, Tāne Mahuta. A ritual prohibiting entry to Waipoua forest has been observed for the past three weeks.

Tāne Mahuta, also called God of the Forest, is a giant kauri tree (Agathis australis) in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand.Its age is unknown but is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years. The Kauri Dieback Programme is a partnership between central government, local government and tangata whenua.

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Use a hygiene station when you enter and leave.

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"After discovering kauri dieback near Tāne Mahuta earlier this year, we avoided a knee-jerk response and took a carefully planned approach, using available science to detect the spread of the pathogen in the immediate area surrounding Tāne Mahuta," Patuawa said.

Kauri dieback is a disease caused by a microscopic organism …

"The Tāne Mahuta site has long been one of the most protected areas in the country from kauri dieback, with boardwalks, cleaning stations and members of Te Roroa as ambassadors in place."

I think the person thought it was just a one-off thing so they came the very next day with a mate and realised, 'Oh, these guys do the job everyday'.

We're urging people to clean their shoes and stay on the open tracks when visiting kauri forests to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback disease. It is now confirmed that the kauri dieback disease has been found in close proximity to the forests’ senior resident, Tāne Mahuta. “If the kauri die out, everything in our forest will be affected,” says Will Ngakuru of Te Roroa iwi. Having to go against this mate kainga or COVID-19. Help protect Tāne Mahuta and our great kauri this summer The summer months are the busiest time of year for domestic and international visitors to kauri forests, with more than 10,000 people expected to visit Waipoua Forest, home of Tāne Mahuta, during the first two weeks of January. Photo / Supplied An example of a cleaning station which have been installed to help combat Kauri dieback disease spread. Te Roroa are therefore reluctant to proceed with the treatment of kauri dieback. Kauri dieback disease is spread through soil.

Kauri dieback had been found 200m from the stand of giants known as the Four Sisters.