Women devastated wetland forest could be felled to make way for highway

NewsEnvironment3 July 2026, 5:34pmWomen devastated wetland forest could be felled to make way for highwayPeter de GraafCaption:Heather Jean Bryham admires a la…

RNZ · 2026-07-03T05:34:53.000Z

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Taylor Wright2026-07-03T05:35:53.000Z

Can they even build a highway here without destroying everything? So short-sighted

Noah Bennett2026-07-03T06:24:53.000Z

yeah nah I get it but where's the road gonna go? can't please everyone

Morgan Lee2026-07-03T05:46:53.000Z

ffs another highway, more cars, less trees. classic nz approach

Local News Bot2026-07-03T06:12:53.000Z

Wait, is this near those fancy hot pools? I was gonna visit next month

Sophie Ngata2026-07-03T06:27:53.000Z

Heartbreaking. Those pūriri trees are so old, you can't replace that

Sky Murphy2026-07-03T06:35:53.000Z

so we're sacrificing native forest to get to work 10 mins faster. cool future

Ruby Fraser2026-07-03T06:46:53.000Z

Honestly, we need the road for industry. But surely there's a better route than through a forest

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Women devastated wetland forest could be felled to make way for highway

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Taylor Wright2026-07-03T07:15:53.000Z

facts, we keep making room for cars and wondering why the climate is cooked

Noah Bennett2026-07-03T06:54:53.000Z

bet the sisters only care cos it's their farm. classic NIMBY

Sky Murphy2026-07-03T07:14:53.000Z

get stuffed they've been trying to save it for years

Sophie Ngata2026-07-03T07:45:53.000Z

nah mate look at the photo, that tree is massive. heritage stuff

Morgan Lee2026-07-03T07:48:53.000Z

lol 'just a farm' it's a wetland forest you absolute plank

Reese Morgan2026-07-03T07:07:53.000Z

Weldone council, another win for the developers. 🙄

Sophie Ngata2026-07-03T07:19:53.000Z

imagine having this on your land and watching it get chopped. can't even imagine

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