One Billion Trees

Best of 2022 - A plantation of ancient tītoki trees used for perfume is among the secrets unveiled by historian and writer Mere Whaanga who has researched the story of Taipōrutu - her ancestral land… Audio

Claire Concannon hits the Central Otago hills with Botany PhD student Ben Teele to imagine the landscape as it use to be, and to follow the clues to find leftover pockets of tōtara trees. Audio

A forestry contractor says visa rules should be relaxed for overseas planters if the government wants to reach its One Billion Trees target. Nathan Fogden says 40 percent of his crews are overseas… Video, Audio

Forestry bosses say it's difficult to get and keep workers in what is a physically demanding job, but just how hard is it? Checkpoint host Lisa Owen planted trees for the day to find out. Video, Audio