Episode 3: Part 1 - Ngā Rākau Horo | Why Apu?
Episode 3 explores the current forestry situation in Te Tai Rāwhiti post Cyclone Gabrielle.
More than a year on from Cyclone Gabrielle, what’s happening? In part 1 of 3, Ūawa local Hera Ngata Gibson is hōhā with the continuous pine that ends up on the beaches. Rain anxiety is real and while coasties are known for their resilience, factoring in the weather has become the norm for whānau like Tokomaru Bay resident Wi Wharehinga. Forestry companies share their current situation post cyclone and the Ministerial Land Use Inquiry. They explain future land management and dealing with erosion prone areas.
Why Apu? is a six-part series by Te Amokura Productions. Ngā mihi Te Māngai Pāho & NZ On Air.
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Awesome docs. The underlying issue is this wood should be staying here in Aotearoa and put into some houses here, which is a carbon sink. The wood could be processed through gasification to produce energy and biochar. There are pyrolysis machines that create biocoal and a bunch of high value carbon biochar products, etc.
Shocking. I remember being down there NY eve 2000 at Te Kaha and seeing a lot of wood on the beach. I had no idea until the storm recently. I hope industry cleans it up 😊