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Forest, Great Barrier Island

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Forest, Great Barrier Island

This conifer–broadleaf forest is regenerating on Great Barrier Island. Most of the giant kauri trees were logged in the 19th century, but other trees were left. Kauri is slowly growing back in the valleys.

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Eileen McSaveney, Landscapes – overview – Vegetation – the green mantle, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12976/forest-great-barrier-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.