Kauri tree dieback disease spreads to the Coromandel - threatens the future of the species

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Kauri dieback disease has been discovered in the Coromandel - a development that has been described as "serious blow" to efforts to protect the species.

Test results have shown the presence of Phytophthora taxon Agathis (PTA) or Kauri dieback disease in the Whangapoua Forest, just north of Whitianga - the first confirmed case in Kauri-rich Coromandel.

The giant kauri is a treasured feature of Coromandel, and its own Kauri 2000 movement has seen volunteers plant more than 40,000 kauri across the peninsula since 1999 in an effort to replenish numbers.

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