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Tane Mahuta – Lord of the Forest
Standing an impressive 51 metres tall, Tane Mahuta is New Zealand’s largest known Kauri. The trunk girth is even more impressive at 13.77m, with its estimated age being somewhere between 1,200 to 2,500 years old. Tane Mahuta is just one of the many large Kauri’s around the Waipoua forest, north of Dargaville. We made a little road trip with my youngest sister Candace, cousin Nicole, and her new daughter, Kayleigh.
Tane Mahuta (Lord of the Forest)
Roof structure, amongst the dense NZ vegetation
Kayleigh
Fern frond
Driving back to Kaikohe, I shot a few photos of the family dog and Kayleigh with Nicole
