Kauri Grove 2002
A short history of the planting and management of the Kauri Grove.
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Illustrated atrticle reprinted from the Magazine of the Friends of Pukekura Park Volume 6 Number 3 (October 2011): 4-7.
- In 1936-1938, 500 Kauri (Agathis australis) and many other native trees were closely-planted by Thomas Horton in that part of Brooklands now known as Kauri Grove (“The planting of Kauri Grove” Magazine of the Friends of Pukekura Park 5(3)(October 2010): 4-7).
- these Kauri were thinned about 15 years later by Jack Goodwin who succeeded Thomas Horton as Curator of Pukekura Park.
- In 2001, the New Plymouth District Council approached Forest Research (now Scion) of Rotorua to develop management options for Kauri Grove
- Thinning of the Kauri began in November 2002
