What can I do

to help save kauri?

What is kauri dieback?

Kauri dieback is killing our forests

Kauri are one of Aotearoa's unique taonga

Kauri trees are found amongst other native trees throughout the Upper North Island. But kauri dieback is threatening kauri with extinction. There is no cure for kauri dieback, it can be spread by just a pinhead of soil, and you can't tell by looking whether a tree is infected or not. But kauri will be saved – by people like you.

What is kauri dieback?

Kauri dieback is caused by a microscopic pathogen that infects kauri roots and literally starves trees to death. This pathogen is a type of water mould, and is related to the organism that caused the Great Potato Famine that killed nearly a million people in Ireland in the 1800s.

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How I can help save kauri

The pathogen that causes kauri dieback is microscopic, ‘smart,’ and tough. In its inactive stage, it can remain viable for at least six years on footwear and equipment. In its active state, it can sense where a kauri tree’s roots, and then ‘swim’ towards them through the soil. There is no cure for kauri dieback. But kauri will be saved, by people like you.

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Why are kauri so important?

Kauri are a cornerstone of the indigenous forest ecosystems of the Upper North Island.

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News and Updates

Click here for media releases and updates from the Kauri Dieback Programme, and for copies of our Kauri Konnect newsletter. If you are a member of the media with an enquiry about kauri dieback, please contact media@mpi.govt.nz or 029 894 0328.

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Kauri Dieback research

Government agencies, councils, iwi, scientists and researchers are working together to learn more about kauri dieback disease and the pathogen that causes it, and to try and find different ways to help people avoid spreading the disease.

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Working Together

It is through The Kauri Dieback Programme that tangata whenua, scientists, communities, government, business operators, sporting groups and landowners become a part of, or are supported in, saving kauri from kauri dieback. It will take everyone to keep kauri standing.

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Documents and Resources

Here you can find downloadable banners, research papers, reports, Kauri Dieback Programme partner agency publications and question and answer documents.

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Where has kauri dieback been detected?

Never assume an area is free of kauri dieback. Infected trees can appear healthy for a long time, even as they are dying. Some trees will succumb to the disease a lot faster than others. And the pathogen can remain dormant in the soil without a host for at least six years.

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Clean ALL soil off your footwear and other gear EVERY TIME you ENTER or LEAVE an area with kauri.
Clean ALL soil off your footwear and other gear EVERY TIME you ENTER or LEAVE an area with kauri.
Use disinfectant only after you have removed all soil.
Use disinfectant only after you have removed all soil.
Stay on track and off kauri roots.
Stay on track and off kauri roots.