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Hokianga / Opononi / Waipoua Forest

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  • Short, beautiful drive from Kaitaia with a ferry ride across Hokianga harbor to get to Opononi.

    Short, beautiful drive from Kaitaia with a ferry ride across Hokianga harbor to get to Opononi.

  • Vibrant green pastures

    Vibrant green pastures

    Taking the backroad down to Opononi gave me a chance to see the vibrant green pastures in the more rural areas. Reminded me so much of the Oregon coast (with a few fern trees thrown in)

  • Hokianga Harbor

    Hokianga Harbor

    I stayed in Opononi, on the shores of Hokianga Harbor ... My first taste of the west coast of NZ! I'm here to visit the Waipoua Forest and see some of the oldest and largest Kauri trees in NZ.

  • Looking across the harbor

    Looking across the harbor

    Looking west towards the Tasman Sea and Waitapu on the right ...

  • Peaceful respite ...

    Peaceful respite ...

    Looking south towards Arai-Te-Unu

  • On the track to meet the kauri giants

    On the track to meet the kauri giants

    Funny how you imagine a "forest" and reality. This is on our walk in the Waipoua Forest in to meet some of the the largest and oldest kauri trees in New Zealand.

  • Te Matua Ngāhere

    Te Matua Ngāhere

    The "Father of the Forest"; who at 3,000 years is the oldest kauri giant in the world. It is the most revered of the NZ Kauri trees. Visiting with a maori guide made it not only a cultural experience but an intensely spiritual visit.

  • Tane Mahuta

    Tane Mahuta

    The largest kauri tree in NZ, Tane Mahuta, like Te Matua Ngāhere, it is held as highly sacred in the maori culture.

  • Tane Mahuta

    Tane Mahuta

    Tane Mahuta is the largest Kauri tree in NZ. Kauri trees grow upwards, shedding branches until the clear the forest canopy at which point they spread the branches. Tane Mahuta is 58' to the first branches and 42' in diameter (similiar in breadth to the giant redwoods)

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