Waipoua Forest (Kauri trees)

We checked out some more kauri in the park. The first was Yakkas, 7th largest kauri. It was near Cathedral Grove, a platform built in a clearing, surrounded by large kauri. In the pictures this is the one that Mats is hugging. Remember the size of it because we will compare it to the size of the other kauri trees in the "Kauri Museum" post.

We also admired the four sisters, with a small boardwalk surrounding a clump of four kauri. Finally, the biggest kauri of the day was Te Matua Ngahere, 2nd largest kauri. It was very wide but not so tall. It is also very old, around 3,000 years! We had a quick stop at Kauri HQ, but we'd had our fill of big trees for the day.Læs mere