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Story: Conifer–broadleaf forests

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Overview and features

  3. Forests of northern New Zealand

  4. Central and southern forests

  5. Coastal forest

  6. Loss of conifer–broadleaf forests

  7. Native wildlife and forest survival

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Overview and features

Forest interior

Forest interior

Layered forest

Layered forest

Supplejack tangle

Supplejack tangle (1st of 3)

Bush lawyer spines

Bush lawyer spines (2nd of 3)

Supplejack and kiekie

Supplejack and kiekie (3rd of 3)

Perching plants

Perching plants

Northern rātā

Northern rātā

From page 2 - Forests of northern New Zealand

Forest canopy

Forest canopy

Nīkau grove

Nīkau grove

Swamp forest

Swamp forest (1st of 2)

Kahikatea and rimu foliage

Kahikatea and rimu foliage (2nd of 2)

Pukatea buttress

Pukatea buttress

Tāne Mahuta

Tāne Mahuta

From page 3 - Central and southern forests

Tawa forest

Tawa forest

Mountain cedar timberline

Mountain cedar timberline

Southern rātā forest

Southern rātā forest

From page 4 - Coastal forest

Pōhutukawa

Pōhutukawa

Pūriri berries and flowers

Pūriri berries and flowers

Kawakawa

Kawakawa

Auckland Islands forest

Auckland Islands forest

From page 5 - Loss of conifer–broadleaf forests

Deforestation of New Zealand

Deforestation of New Zealand

Ancient log

Ancient log

Central Otago

Central Otago

Building the railway

Building the railway

Kahikatea butter box

Kahikatea butter box

From page 6 - Native wildlife and forest survival

Gnawed miro seed

Gnawed miro seed

Bellbird feeding

Bellbird feeding

Kererū eating berries

Kererū eating berries

How to cite this page:

John Dawson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/conifer-broadleaf-forests/media (accessed 4 February 2023)

Story by John Dawson, published 24 Sep 2007

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