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Kōrero: Tall broadleaf trees

Tawa panelling

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Tawa panelling

The attractive pale wood of tawa was shown off to great effect in the original flooring and wood panels in the Beehive, the executive wing of New Zealand’s Parliament Buildings.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Tall broadleaf trees – Trees of fertile lowlands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13732/tawa-panelling (accessed 4 June 2026).

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