Please support our legal fight to save hundreds of trees at Otahuhu Mt Richmond.
We are a grassroots community group fighting to stop the felling of nearly 300 exotic trees at our local Maunga.
Otahuhu, Auckland
Our community group is fighting to stop ratepayer-funded Tupuna Maunga Authority from reinstating a resource consent to fell nearly 300 trees at our local Maunga (volcanic cone) just because they're non-native. In 2023, local woman Shirley Waru crowd-funded a judicial review that cancelled the Authority's resource-consent but they are playing hard-ball and are appealing the decision. The Authority wants to rid Auckland's Maunga of all exotic trees so winning the court battle will help set a precedent for other Maunga.
Otahuhu has Auckland's lowest level of tree cover so we need every tree! We are ordinary everyday people who don't have deep pockets, so need your help to fight the appeal, which is being heard in the Court of Appeal in Wellington on 15 April.
In all we are hoping to raise $45000.00 to cover the costs.
Every dollar counts so please donate to help Shirley save these beautiful trees.
Previous page https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/savethetreesatmtrichmondotahuhu
Use of funds
Legal fees to fund a Court of Appeal claim initiated by Tupuna Maunga Authority, to overturn the High Court's decision which quashed the resource consent to fell 278 trees.
Any surplus funds donated will be used for a similar environmental cause.
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Latest update
Still waiting for the Court of Appeal decision 20 June 2026
Hi all, as you know it’s a long wait for the decision of our Court of Appeal hearing. It’s a time we must be patient awaiting the outcome.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us with donations, we are so grateful and close to reaching our goal.
We were so fortunate to receive the largest donation we have ever been gifted of $20,000 which was deposited directly into our bank account for Respect Mount Richmond Otahuhu.
This allowed us to reduce our givealittle goal to $25,000!
As you can see we only have $6,000 left to raise.
Please continue to share our givealittle link, especially to communities that have a volcanic cone in their local area, because their resource consents are on hold at present to fell hundreds of trees, pending the outcome of our hearing for Mount Richmond Otahuhu.
Ngaa mihinui ki a koutou, Naa Shirley Waru and the Respect Mount Richmond Otahuhu community.
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Thank you Shery for your donation and support, the generosity of others is very much appreciated.
Thank you Michael for your generosity and support, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Michael, we very much appreciate your support and generosity.
Thank you for your support and generosity! Have a wonderful weekend.
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