Skip to main content

Story: Northland region

Northland vegetation

  • Vegetation

  • Highways

  • Districts

  • Place names

In pre-European times indigenous kauri forests were the dominant vegetation in Northland. This map shows the extent to which they have been depleted, with only pockets remaining.

Using this item

Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Claudia Orange, Northland region – Natural environment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/7517/northland-vegetation (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.