They play an important ecological, environmental and cultural role in the life of our city.
Trees act as noise buffers, weather shields and land stabilisers.
They also cleanse the air of pollutants and provide habitats for wildlife. Collectively, they endow the landscape with distinctive green quality and charm. Auckland City values its trees as public assets. It is custodian of about 65,000 street trees, more than 48,000 specimen trees in parks and many more in bush areas. Maintaining these trees is a top priority.