Native trees planted by local children cut down with Auckland Council approval 29 Jan, 2021 03:31 AM 5 minutes to read Tararata Stream team's Pragna Patel and Julia Tu'ineau next to the felled trees Photo / Justin Latif Tararata Stream team's Pragna Patel and Julia Tu'ineau next to the felled trees Photo / Justin Latif Local Democracy Reporter An Auckland Council decision to give contractors the all-clear to chop down 12 mānuka and kānuka trees shading Māngere's Tararata Stream has angered and bemused volunteers who planted the shrubs with council funding. The contractors were removing trees to preparing the site for infrastructure construction as part of a Kainga Ora-led housing development in the area.