Iwi-led scheme removes trees that could topple in future storms
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When Cyclone Gabrielle swept across Northland in February, thousands of trees came crashing down onto roads and powerlines, leaving much of the region without power and cut off from the outside world.
Now an innovative, iwi-led scheme aims to stop that happening again - removing trees that might topple in a storm and making good use of all that wood.
Peter de Graaf has been checking out the work.