Yakas tree dwarfing Bex

Waipoua Forest

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April 5th 2007
Today we did a lot of driving - heading towards the Goat Island on the east coast (via the west coast!) where we planned on doing some snorkeling. First we stopped off at Waipoua forest to see the biggest trees in New Zealand. The Kauri trees are worshipped by the Maoris because they believe that they are descended from them (the biggest Kauri tree in NZ, Tane, was the son of the sky and the earth ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more