Dr Mel’s Barton of the Tree Council on Saving Auckland’s Natural Heritage and Fighting Kauri Dieback

Dr Mels Barton

21st March 2019
Remuera Road


An environmental scientist turned coordinator, campaigner, organiser, networker and environmental advocate, Mels works with many community organisations and not-for-profits including The Tree Council, Friends of Regional Parks, Revive Our Gulf and Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand. She is Chair of both the Titirangi Residents & Ratepayers Association and the Combined Waitākere Ranges R&R Group and is a former Trustee of Ecomatters Environment Trust and the Weedfree Trust. She has been the National and Auckland Coordinator of NZAEE Seaweek since 2011 and is a leading member of the Waitākere Rāhui campaign and the Kauri Rescue project team.

When: Thursday 21st March 2019 at 6.30pm

Where: Remuera Library, 429 Remuera Road, Remuera