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Kōrero: West Coast region

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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GNS Science

Reference: 10426/16

by Lloyd Homer

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Simon Nathan, West Coast region – Climate and wildlife, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/21063/lowland-forest-near-punakaiki (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 1 September 2016.