Wealthy Auckland suburb's forest block up for sale today - a podcast by RNZ

A conservation group is fighting to stop a 2.3ha block of bush in Auckland being sold today to a developer. Kohimarama Forest, in the wealthy Auckland suburb of Saint Heliers, is being been marketed as prime residential land. Tenders close Monday 6 December at 4pm. Locals say the bush is ecologically significant, and is home to a number of mature native trees and birds. However, the land owner says the site isn't protected. Jean Bell reports.

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