Mighty totara to mark King Charles’ Coronation in Hurunui

Hurunui District will commemorate King Charles III’s coronation with the planting of a totara ( Podocarpus totara) tree in Amberley’s Eastern Reserve on Friday 5 May at 2pm, and the public are invited to help mark the historic event.

“The Eastern Reserve is Amberley’s newest reserve, which makes a nice synergy as a setting to commemorate the new king’s coronation,” said Hurunui District Mayor Marie Black.

“Totaras can live for over 1,000 years and this commemorative totara will be enhancing the reserve for generations to come as a symbol of New Zealand’s special relationship with the UK.”