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Tararua fairyland

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Tararua fairyland

The lichen, moss and knotted tree shapes of this subalpine beech forest in the Tararua Range make a mystical and enchanting landscape.

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa region – Plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12069/tararua-fairyland (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.