Kauri timber and gum

Kauri grew throughout the extensive forests of the peninsula before the arrival of Europeans. It is the second-largest and second-longest-living tree in the world.

Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region

Saving native birds

Takahē rediscovered

Part of story: Conservation – a history

Improving upon nature

Acclimatisation is the adaptation of animals or plants to an environment or climate where they are not naturally found.

Part of story: Acclimatisation

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