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Do trees prevent landslides? What science says about roots, rainfall and stability

By Martin Brook, Professor of Applied Geology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

After the fatal landslides at Mount Maunganui, attention has focused on recent tree removal from Mauao. But landslides rarely have simple causes.

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