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 $4500.000 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
Our goal is to raise $45000, this is the goal our barrister has asked us to aim for. 17 March 2026
Hi all, our barrister has asked we set our goal at $45000.00 to cover the court costs for our Court of Appeal hearing next month on 15 April. Many thanks to those who donated yesterday once our Court of Appeal fundraiser went live, it was a great start on our first day!
Ngaa mihi aroha ki a koutou.
Naa Shirley Waru and the Respect Mt Richmond Otahuhu community.
Latest donations
Thank you for your generosity and support! "Where is our Mana Motuhake now? Where is the mauri of Te Whakaputanga o Te Tino Rangatira o nga hapu o Nu Tireni and Te Tiriti o Waitangi? To protect the children of Mother Earth, Papatuanuku. She is the ultimate example of Mana Wahine, the mother of our elders the trees!" Naa Pouroto Ngaropo tenei korero. Ngaa mihi ki a koe e hoa.
Thank you Karen for your koha, we appreciate your support and generosity.
Thank you Malcolm for helping us make a great start on our first day of our Court of Appeal fundraiser. We appreciate your support and generosity. Ngaa mihinui ki a koe.
Thank you Marie for your support and generosity. Ngaa mihi aroha ki a koe.
Thank you Malcolm, we appreciate your support and generosity.
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