Media Release
Thursday 6 August

Further felling on Titirangi

Tree felling on the port side of Titirangi and an area at the summit will start this weekend with some closures in place on roads.

Resource consent has been approved to fell some of the remaining Pine on other parts of Titirangi Reserve.

Rakaiatane Road will be closed to all unnecessary traffic from 7am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday 8 – 9 August and between13 – 17 August, as well as a section of the walking tracks.

“This is for safety as the trees are very close to the road,” says planning and development group manager Nedine Thatcher-Swann,

“People will be able to get a great view of the operation from the other side of the riverbank.”

Titirangi Drive from the summit car park to Norwood Road will be closed 10 – 11 August and 17 – 21 August to remove the trees on the opposite side of the road from the main harvested area.

Access from Queens Drive and most walking tracks on the port side of the hill will be open.

For safety, pedestrians and motorists are asked to adhere to warning signage, instructions from contractors, tape or fencing.

“The left over wood and slash is being cut up and removed for firewood,”

This week, a mulching machine has been in operation to grind down weeds and scrub, to make way for more native planting and weed control measures.

Mayor Meng Foon says many people are looking forward to the native reserve.

“It will be a great asset to us into the future.”

The sites will be monitored by iwi for any archaeological findings as work progresses.

ENDS

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