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Lowland forest near Punakaiki

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Lowland forest near Punakaiki

This lowland conifer–beech forest is in Paparoa National Park, near Punakaiki. The Pororari River is in the right foreground. Limestone bluffs in the centre mark out a major down-fold (syncline), a prominent feature of the topography of the area.

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Simon Nathan, West Coast region – Climate and wildlife, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21063/lowland-forest-near-punakaiki (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 September 2016.