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Kōrero: Conifers

Tōtara

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Tōtara

Tōtara (Podocarpus totara is a massive tree of lowland forests. It grows to a height of 30 metres, and can live for over 1,500 years.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10046841

by Rod Morris

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Maggy Wassilieff, Conifers – Tōtara group, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12657/totara (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.