Tree planting on Wainui coastline

By Frank Neill

The Wainuiomata coastline is among the areas that will benefit from a major new native tree planting initiative.

A new crowdfundingcampaign,The Greatest Goal,aims to plant 64,000native treesin New Zealandto celebratetheFIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

That’s2,000 native trees for everycompetingteam.

The initiative has been organised by Trees That Count – a New Zealand charity that has already planted more than 1.7 million natives and which aims to plant millions more.

In The Greatest Goal project, Trees That Count has earmarked 1,000 trees for the Hem of Remutaka.

The focus of the Hem of Remutaka project is on the coast from Eastbourne to Turakirae – an area with strong winds and stormy seas to contend with.

The majority of the planting for this project will be around Parangarahu Lakes.