Every evening as the sun sets, our native songbirds and other familiar creatures settle into burrows, nests or roosts to seek safety and shelter for the night. This is the time our native bat, the Pekapeka, wakes from its daytime sleep and begins checking light levels from its own roost, hidden within or upon these very same trees. Quietly, it waits for the right moment to emerge and fulfil their role in our delicate, yet enduring ecosystem. We have only two bat species remai

Submissions close 4.30pm, Friday 13 February on proposed replacements of the Resource Management Act — the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill . While the reform is wide-ranging, NZ Arb is concerned that trees and tree protection are not clearly recognised in the proposed Bills, despite the critical role trees play in our communities and environment. For our sector, this is more than a policy issue — it goes directly to the long-term protection and management