![]() Hipkins said he hoped to get as many New Zealanders as possible planting trees for the effort’s launch. King Charles’s coronation May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London will mark the official start of the planting campaign. New Zealand is a former British colony and under its constitutional arrangements, Charles remains New Zealand’s king and head of state. “King Charles being an avid environmentalist and a keen gardener, we thought it was appropriate that we recognize his coronation in a way that leaves a lasting legacy that recognizes his passions and his interests,” Hipkins said. Hipkins said his office liaised with the British palace over the best way to mark the coronation. ![]() The government has donated 1 million New Zealand dollars ($613,000) to the effort. He is a panel member on BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time and author of the children’s book A Home for Every Plant, also published by Phaidon. He was a student at Kew, Head Gardener at Chelsea Physic Garden and he wrote his PhD at the University of Reading on the genus Actaea. The ceremony was an early start to a campaign to plant 100,000 native trees around New Zealand. Phaidon Editors Matthew Biggs, a graduate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a well-known British gardener, broadcaster, and author of 15 gardening and plant related books. Phaidon Editors Dr James Compton is a botanist and plant collector with a special interest in the history and classification of plants. ![]() WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins planted a native totara tree Wednesday in Parliament’s grounds to mark the upcoming coronation of Britain’s King Charles III. ![]()
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