Pembroke Park. Photo: ODT filesTightrope walkers or slackliners using Wanaka's Pembroke Park trees to perform their activity are being asked to be more discriminating in their choice of trees before tying their slackline between them. Queenstown Lakes District Council parks and reserves officer Diana Manson said the council placed signs around Pembroke Park last month following complaints about the damage to the trees caused by slacklining. ``There are a lot of young trees on Pembroke Park and they struggle to grow and get established there anyway, so we just want to protect them,'' Ms Manson said. The QLDC had experienced a similar issue with trees being damaged by slackliners in Queenstown but placing signs around the parks had had the desired effect, she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 19, 2017 16:07 UTC