Kauri Mountain Farm is an iconic piece of Northland coastline nestled amid several critical environmental habitats. It is yet another large coastal site at risk of being sold and developed. The Kauri Mountain Mountain Restoration Society has worked with the Northland Regional Council to convince them to purchase the site and put it into public reserve.

If the NRC purchases Kauri Mountain it will connect over 1,300 hectares of public reserve from Bream Head to Kauri Mountain Forest, and 20 kilometres of protected coastline. Restoring the native biodiversity can capture carbon and generate income for the council, helping with Northland's climate adaptation plan. We have an opportunity to avoid losing a regional taonga to developers and seeing it broken up.

The NRC will vote in October to decide whether to proceed with this project and take it to public consultation. Northlanders should get the opportunity to make this decision, and we need your support to nudge the council to vote for taking this next step.