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Kōrero: Southland region

Wind-blown macrocarpas

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Wind-blown macrocarpas

Invercargill has more windy days than any other city in New Zealand except Wellington. Other parts of Southland experience extreme wind too. These macrocarpa trees have been shaped by the prevailing wind.

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by Iain Forbes

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David Grant, Southland region – Climate, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/20096/wind-blown-macrocarpas (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Grant, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.