Okay, so the kauri tree—which is a species native to New Zealand—might not be the largest on this list, but it most certainly is one of the most interesting! More precisely, the most popular ...

Tāne Mahuta, an ancient tree named after the god of forests in Māori mythology, is threatened by the slow creep of an incurable disease. Tourists visiting Tāne Mahuta, the largest known kauri ...

Veteran Hokule‘a crew member Billy Richards surveyed one of New Zealand’s largest kauri trees, Tane Mahuta, or “God of the Forest,” Wednesday at Waipoua Forest on North Island.

We have trees standing in the forest today such as Tane Mahuta —the largest living kauri tree, whose name means "Lord of the Forest"—that may be on the order of 2,000 years old.

I n an ancient grove in northern New Zealand, the mighty conifer known as Tāne Mahuta, lord of the forest, is threatened by the encroachment of a deadly enemy. It is the largest kauri tree known ...

The largest kauri tree in New Zeeland is the Tane Mahuta ('king of the forest'). This tree has reached the honourable age of 1500 years, is more than 51 metres high and has a girth of 13.7 metres.

In Waipoua Forest, home to the largest kauri, the Te Roroa iwi is managing one of the greatest tourist attractions of New Zealand’s far north. Since it regained management over the forest, it has ...

Kauri trees were logged to the brink in the 19th and 20th centuries and are now vulnerable to a fungal disease, but new Maori-led stewardship programs offer hope for New Zealand’s forest giants ...

In a rain forest near Auckland, New Zealand, a leafless kauri tree stump rises a few feet off the ground. These trees can become giants: The country’s biggest, Tāne Mahuta, or the “Lord of ...