The five London Plane trees on Tennyson Street in Leamington are among 98 protected trees in the Waipā district. It comes as the Waipā District Council seeks legal advice on whether it can set up agreements with individual property owners, so the owners can maintain the protected trees themselves. Tom Lee/Stuff Waipā Mayor Jim Mylchreest said looking after the trees was important but the council needed advice over whether it was liable for damage caused by protected trees. The council said the advice it has is that the legal liability for the protected trees is with the landowners. The committee will meet again soon to review the legal advice and other options around the maintenance of the protected trees.

Source: Stuff July 07, 2020 05:03 UTC