Multimedia Journalist, Bay of Plenty Times·Bay of Plenty Times·29 Aug, 2026 06:00 PM5 mins to readAn almost 150-year-old Bunya Bunya tree at 167 Grange Rd, Otumoetai, is subject to a removal order authorised by Tauranga City Council's CEO.A nearly 150-year-old protected tree on an ex-mayor’s property faces the axe after Tauranga City Council ordered it felled under emergency powers.The Bunya Bunya pine at 167 Grange Rd, Ōtūmoetai, is listed on the council’s Notable Trees Register. Former Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless owns the heritage property, known as
Tauranga City Council orders removal of protected tree on ex-mayor’s property
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