Pūniu River Care auditProject Status: Current
Tāne’s Tree Trust (TTT) was commissioned by Pūniu River Care (PRC), with funding from the Waikato River Authority, to undertake a two-year audit of three restoration sites planted by PRC in 2024. The sites, covering a total of approximately 10 hectares, are being assessed for survival, early growth, and health over the two-year period.
TTT recently completed the first-year post-planting assessment, with initial results showing good survival across all sites. The assessment involved remeasuring 8–10 permanent monitoring plots on each property, recording all seedlings within a 10 m diameter circular plot. For each seedling, the species, height, vigour (health score from 1 to 5), and any damage or other establishment-related observations were recorded.
The final remeasurement will be carried out in winter 2026, two years after planting, followed by a summary report with recommendations.
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