Forests and Trees

Mt Aspiring National Park

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Waterfall and Beech Forest on the Rob Roy Glacier Walk New Zealand.

The Southern Coast of New Zealand

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Pahi, as it was originally named after Ngai Tahu Chief Pahi, boasted one of the oldest and largest Maori villages in coastal Murihiku in the 1820s.

Wanaka, Hawea and Upper Clutha Trees

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Cabbage trees/tī kōuka and Harakeke/flax New Zealand landscape. They will often reach a height of 12-20 metres. Very popular in Britain, Europe, and the U.S. In the former they’re known as Torquay palm. The flowers are very scented in early summer, and turn into bluish-white berries that birds love to eat. It is very fire-resistant. …

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That Wanaka Tree

admin — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 02:53:31 +0000

I’ve been around this now famous tree in more ways than one, e.g. swimming, and simply took it for granted for a few decades. In snow, flood, or times of drought this tree that used to be a fence post earlier than 1939, endures with a determination to not just live, but to be a …

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