Myrtle rust closes tramping tracks

May 2018

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View from Mt Karioi - but the summit tracks have been closed until further notice.
A tramping track near Raglan has been closed after myrtle rust was discovered at the end of March, the second time the deadly fungus has been found on conservation land. DOC has closed the Mt Karioi summit tracks after rust was found on a vine rata plant. Senior communications advisor Gabrielle Tully said DOC was […]
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