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WF7 Pūriri forest
There is mention in various places (proposed amendment to the Integrated Management Plan, the original planting plan) of the WF7 type of forest, the sub-type seen in Auckland is the rock forest. The best example is at Withiel Thomas Path.
A fascinating paper on rock forests is Mt Eden Rock Forests, Auckland.
Information received 30 September 2021 on plantings:
1) The number of native plants put in at Ōwairaka to date.
| Ōwairaka/Te Ahi kā-a-Rakataura/Mt Albert | |
| 2019 | 2,700 plants |
| 2020 | 2,245 plants |
| 2021 | 235 plants. You were advised of the rationale for this number in our LGOIMA response dated 27 July 2021 |
2) the species of native plants put in at Ōwairaka to date.
| 2019 species | 2020 species | 2021 Species |
| Austroderia fulvida | Asplenium oblongifolium | Dodonaea viscosa |
| Carex lambertiana | Astelia banksii | Muehlenbeckia complexa |
| Carex testacea | Blechnum novae-zealandiae | Phormium cookianum |
| Coprosma lucida | Carex lambertiana | Veronica stricta |
| Coprosma rhamnoides | Coprosma ramnoides | |
| Coprosma robusta | Coprosma robusta | |
| Doodia australis (syn. Blechnum parrisiae) | Corynocarpus laevigatus | |
| Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium | Dodonaea viscosa | |
| Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium | Doodia australis | |
| Melicytus ramiflorus | Entelea arborescens | |
| Muehlenbeckia complexa | Muehlenbeckia complexa | |
| Myrsine australis | Phormium cookianum | |
| Phormium cookianum | Phormium tenax | |
| Pseudopanax lessonii | ||
| Rhopalostylis sapida | ||
| Veronica stricta |
3) Which nurseries provided those plants.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
Te Whāngai Trust
Scrub Nursery Kauri Park.
4) The cost of those plants, by year.
In 2019 the total cost of plants was $7,721.69
In 2020 the total cost of plants was $8185.99
In 2021 the total cost of plants was $852.63
Consent documents obtained through LGOIMA request:
Duty Commissioner Decision 20 February 2019
Herpetology Assessment FINAL (Redacted)
LUC60328646__Planning_Report – fsent to HTM
Owairaka Acoustic Assessment final
Owairaka Ecological Assessment Oct 18 (Redacted)
Owairaka planting plan 16th of October 2018
Owairaka-Mt.Albert_Arboriculture Operations Plan Report_final_signed_191018 (Redacted)
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