TreeFund: How Honda New Zealand is being very green
But Treefund has also contributed to a number of major programmes in recent years. One of the most significant has been in Kaiapoi, an area hit hard by the Canterbury earthquakes a decade ago. A region now known as the Regeneration Kaiapoi East Area was formerly the site of more than 700 households, but was red-zoned after the earthquakes. The regeneration is a project of the Waimakariri District Council that includes walkways, a pond and even a BMX track designed by Olympian Trent Jones. There are also sports grounds planned. Honda’s involvement brings 15,500 trees to the project, which ar...