Puketi and Omahuta Forests form one of the largest-surviving tracts of kauri forest in New Zealand and people can explore the ancient area in the upcoming Puketi Forest Kauri Challenge.
At 51.5 metres tall, Tāne Mahuta, in Northland's Waipoua Forest, is the largest survivor of the kauri that once cloaked much of the upper North Island. Its precise age is unknown but could be as ...