One of the most significant native trees of New Zealand is the Kauri, even though there are not so many of these trees left these days.The arrival of the Maori, led to small-scale exploitation for timber and its sap, as these had several uses such as in the manufacture of linoleum and varnish. After the arrival of European settlers, large kauri forests were reduced to small scattered woods in Northland. It is worth having a look at the trees that survived. Tane Mahuta, a kauri aged between 1200 and 2000 years old, 50m in height and a trunk circumference of 13m, is one such example. Impressive!
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