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Waipoua Forest — Tāne Mahuta (sacred kauri)
Waipoua Forest, Northland, North Island
New Zealand
Active (sacred; DOC-managed, blessed 2024)
Single grove
- Location
- Waipoua Forest, Northland, North Island
- Coordinates
- ~35.60°S 173.53°E
- Elevation
- Lowland kauri forest
- Size
- Waipoua kauri forest (largest remaining kauri tract)
- Age / Founded
- Tree ~2,000+ years old
- Status
- Active (sacred; DOC-managed, blessed 2024)
- Deity & Religion
- Tāne Mahuta (god of forests; separated Ranginui & Papatūānuku); Māori religion
- Community & Guardians
- Te Roroa iwi (kaitiaki)
- Vernacular name
- Sacred kauri (Tāne Mahuta, 'Lord of the Forest')
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Living ancestor & atua; whakapapa connection; protected, tikanga-guided access
Plant species
Kauri (Agathis australis) — Tāne Mahuta ~50 m tall, 4.5 m wide; podocarp-broadleaf forest
Biome & fauna
Northland kauri rainforest (kiwi, kōkako)
Threats & protection
DOC-protected; kauri dieback (Phytophthora) biosecurity
Source
DOC — Tāne Mahuta; Waipoua Forest