Bill Morris, on behalf of Frank Film, May 2026NZ Herald·28 May, 2026 04:00 AM4 mins to read'Wilding pines have been described as our generation's rabbit plague.' Video / Frank Film
Contorta pine trees were meant to be our friend. Introduced from North America and planted with abandon across Aotearoa for erosion control, timber and shelterbelts, contorta have rapidly adapted to our environment and spread at an alarming rate into farmland and conservation land. They now infest nearly a million hectares
