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The Te Pāti Māori co-leader says the newly chosen candidate if prepared for the battle to keep the seat in his party's hands.
“Te Pāti Māori have confirmed the selection of celebrated broadcaster and longtime West Auckland advocate Oriini Kaipara ...
The Department of Conservation has closed 10 tracks through kauri forest in Northland - but Tāne Mahuta remains open to the public. Twenty-one tracks around the North Island were closed in an ...
Te Aka Matua participant, Bradley Anderson (left) and Kaitautoko, Tiare Teepa (right) participating in last year’s Te Aka Matua programme. (Photo/Supplied) Applications are now open for the 2025 ...
They walked to Te Matua Ngahere, which, while not as tall as Tāne Mahuta, is broader and even more ancient, possibly as much as 3000 years old. Blythe said they were awestruck by Te Matua Ngahere and ...
Kauri Walks (Te Matua Ngahere) will remain open for visitors to enjoy Waipoua. DOC's Kauri Coast Operations Manager Stephen Soole says Tāne Mahuta and the other Rākau Rangatira (Chiefly Trees) of ...
Kauri Walks (Te Matua Ngahere) will remain open for visitors to enjoy Waipoua. DOC’s Kauri Coast Operations Manager Stephen Soole says Tāne Mahuta and the other Rākau Rangatira (Chiefly Trees) of ...
With a diameter of 4.4 metres, Tāne Mahuta is about 2,000 years old and still growing. Even older is the nearby Te Matua Ngahere, or Father of the Forest, estimated to be between 2,500 and 3,000 years ...
Thank you for inviting me today – it's great to be back again at this forum. First, I would like to acknowledge the extreme hardship that many people in Aotearoa are experiencing at present as a ...
The Tāne Mahuta is named the “Lord of the Forest” and is estimated to be 2,000 years old. Te Matua Ngahere is also known as “Father of the Forest” and has a girth of about 52 feet. 9. Borneo Lowland ...
One of the last surviving tracts of kauri forest in New Zealand, Waipoua in Northland is a realm of ancient, towering trees, including Te Matua Ngahere (Father of the Forest), estimated to be ...