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Our legal team has been advised that it will be 2026 before the Court of Appeal hears Tūpuna Maunga Authority’s appeal against our successful judicial review outcome in the High Court. However, we need to raise another $25 K to fight the appeal, so we’re fundraising again!

Tūpuna Maunga Authority tries to justify its tree felling intentions by saying they’re planting thousands of natives at each maunga. Yet a close look at the Ōtāhuhu Mt Richmond plantings details revealed the extent of the Authority’s spin.

There have been several very concerning developments since the High Court’s decision on the Shirley Waru vs Tūpuna Maunga Authority and Auckland Council judicial review.

Auckland Council has for the second time in just over two years been found to have failed to follow the law when granting the Tūpuna Maunga Authority a resource consent to fell hundreds of exotic trees on Auckland’s maunga.

The High Court late last week delivered its decision on the Shirley Waru v Tūpuna Maunga Authority and Auckland Council judicial review.

A judicial review against the co-governance body Tūpuna Maunga Authority as first respondent, and Auckland Council as second respondent will be heard in Auckland High Court on Tuesday 5 December 2023 at 10 am. A full day has been set aside for the hearing.

Shirley Waru has initiated a judicial review against the co-governance body Tūpuna Maunga Authority as first respondent, and Auckland Council as second respondent.

Ōtāhuhu locals and people from the wider Auckland community say they are shocked and devastated at Tūpuna Maunga Authority’s felling of around 60 large trees at Ōtāhuhu Mt Richmond maunga. In late July / early August tree felling contractors came and removed the trees, with the Authority claiming many were storm damaged. Yet few ofContinue reading “Ōtāhuhu locals, wider community devastated at maunga tree felling”

A Māori-led Māngere-Ōtāhuhu community group has this afternoon applied for an interim injunction to stop Tūpuna Maunga Authority from continuing to fell dozens of large trees at Ōtāhuhu Mt Richmond. The Authority is listed as first respondent, and Auckland Council is second respondent. The interim injunction application is due to be heard on 27 July.Continue reading “Māori-led group applies for an interim injunction to stop Tūpuna Maunga Authority from continuing to fell trees at Ōtāhuhu Mt Richmond”

Our submission on Tūpuna Maunga Authority’s 2023/2024 draft operational plan and budget