kauri Archive

  • Kevin Hague

    Conservation week – lords of the forest - by Kevin Hague



    Tane Mahuta, lord of the forest. A tree that is truly magnificent, along with Te Matua Ngahere, father of the forest, who is our second largest Kauri. Estimated to be over 2000 years old, this means that it is possible that it lived through the large Taupo eruption of 180CE. Both trees grow in the [...] read more
    September 16, 2010 5:17 pm - 5 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    Govt takes Green advice on saving Kauri - by Kevin Hague



    Following my call last week, today the Government has announced it will act to prevent the spread of kauri rot, the didymo of the forest that affects the native kauri tree. The kauri is an evolutionary dinosaur, first appearing in the Jurassic period 195-130 million years ago. It’s a taonga to all New Zealanders. The [...] read more
    October 29, 2009 3:29 pm - 21 Comments
  • frog

    Nature’s “RoundUp” threatens native kauri - by frog



    I read an interesting article in this morning’s Herald, the usual feature called Rudman’s City. For some as yet unknown reason, a fungus like disease that has been known in NZ for at least 50 years is attacking kauri of all ages, and even threatens Tane Mahuta. Phytophtora taxon agathis (PTA), translated from the Greek, [...] read more
    October 20, 2008 9:24 am - 2 Comments