This giant kauri is found at Waiau Falls scenic reserve on the Coromandel Peninsula, not far from Coromandel town. The reserve is part of one of the few unlogged stands found on the peninsula. Listen to Canon Pāora Temuera of Ngāti Raukawa and Te Arawa recite a karakia (prayer) that would once have been heard in the forest.
Transcript
We are going to let you hear on this track the song to Tane Mahuta, the god of the forest.
[Karakia]
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