A Million Native Trees Planted In Regional Parks, Recloaking PapatūānukuA million native trees have been planted in Greater Wellington regional parks, a milestone in efforts to reforest former grazing land through the council’s Recloaking Papatūānuku planting programme. “A million native trees is a special milestone for our region, and a powerful reminder of what we can achieve when we come together for te taiao,” says Cr Ponter. “Recloaking Papatūānuku is about much more than planting trees. In the coming years, 200,000 native trees are expected to be planted every winter under the planting programme. “By gradually retiring stock from these areas, emissions from grazing in our regional parks have nearly halved since 2019.