Search
… New Zealand’s coastal forest is made up of plants that can tolerate salty winds from the sea. These forests generally lack large emergent conifers, and have … Coastal forest …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Conifer–broadleaf forests
… Forest epiphytes Epiphytes are plants that grow on another … post. Epiphytic orchids are often found in mature lowland forest, where there are large trees and rocky outcrops where … a damp, shady spot near a stream. Beech forest Beech forests generally contain forest-floor orchids that differ …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Orchids
… were considered by Māori to be the kings of New Zealand’s forest. The straight-grained wood was prized by Europeans as … popular in construction. With logging, tracts of native forest soon dwindled. Today the patches that remain are being carefully protected, and the forest is being restored. …
Type: Story Front
… Most of New Zealand has been forested over the last 10,000 years, and it is no surprise … the early 2000s ornithologists estimated that New Zealand’s forests had: 10,000–20,000 great spotted kiwi 1,100 little … Forest animals …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Native plants and animals – overview
… that built up under earlier vegetation. They start after forest is cleared by an event like a storm, a landslide or a … Thirty years after the eruption, there was a young forest of pōhutukawa ( Metrosideros excelsa ), rewarewa ( … Forest succession …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Forest succession and regeneration
… in South Africa and Australia. Rewarewa grows in lowland forest throughout the North Island, and in the Marlborough … ) has all but disappeared from the North Island forests where it was once common. It belongs to the olive … Forest giants …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tall broadleaf trees
… insects. In other sayings, when they drop onto you from a forest tree it is a sign that you have entered a sacred … fathered (with Punga) the trees, birds and insects of the forest. It was Tāne who pushed apart the sky (Ranginui) and … Forest phantoms …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Stick insects
… Native forest management New Zealand’s native forests were once abundant, but logging had depleted them. … Researching native forests …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Forestry research
… European explorers and botanists also researched native forests. Managing forest resources In the early 20th century … The development of forest research …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Forestry research
… Private native forests Stopping timber production from publicly owned forests put more pressure on privately owned forests, … Sustainable forest management …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Logging native forests
… Forests of central New Zealand The climate changes further south in New Zealand, and so do the forests. Temperatures are lower, and in the east it rains … Central and southern forests …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Conifer–broadleaf forests
… Forest health With introduced trees came many new pests and diseases. From the 1920s the Forest Service was concerned that insect pests might come … responsible for controlling animal pests in New Zealand forests, including possums, rats and goats. A research team …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Forestry research
… Māori revered the forest for its beauty, spiritual presence, and bountiful … of food, medicines, and weaving and building materials. The forest is called by many names – ngahere, ngāherehere, … to a stand of trees or patch of bush. Tāne Tāne created the forests when he separated his parents, Ranginui (the sky …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te ngahere – forest lore
… Many forest types contain kauri. These have different features, reflecting soils, terrain, and temperature. Kauri forest is structurally complex, often with 20 different tree … kauri. Kauri forest is similar to other sub-tropical forests. Some trees have buttressed trunks, and many are …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Kauri forest
… Soil fertility Although plantation forests may exhaust soil nutrients, research in the South … Identifying forest benefits …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Forestry research
… Bay of Plenty are as substantial as those in the east. Forests In 1840 most of the ranges were covered in mixed … Ranges, rivers and forests …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Bay of Plenty region
… they also needed to know about the bush. Understanding the forest was vital to life. As Māori explored and learnt about the forests, Tāne, the god of the forest, found an important … Tāne and his forests …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology
… Forest communities Swamp forests are dominated by kahikatea, New Zealand’s tallest … Wetland forests and shrubs …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Wetlands
… perching plants and ferns, New Zealand’s conifer–broadleaf forests resemble tropical rainforest. Majestic trees jut up through the leafy canopy, and the forests are home to native birds, bats, lizards and insects. … Conifer–broadleaf forests …
Type: Story Front
… New Zealand’s forests were once filled with birds and their clamour: … mates or guarding chicks. Most of New Zealand’s small forest birds are endemic, and some are from ancient families. … Small forest birds …
Type: Story Front