Te Matua Ngahere
Te Matua Ngahere is a giant kauri coniferous tree in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. The tree's Māori name means "Father of the Forest".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Stoutest known kauri tree
- Also known as: “Father of the Forest”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tāne Mahuta.
Tāne Mahuta
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tāne Mahuta, also called "God of the Forest", is a giant kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. Its age is unknown but is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waipoua Settlement and Waimamaku.
Waipoua Settlement
Hamlet
Waipoua Settlement is a rural community in the Kaipara District of Northland, in New Zealand's North Island. Waipoua Settlement is situated 6 km southwest of Te Matua Ngahere.
Waimamaku
Hamlet
Waimamaku is a village and rural community, based along the banks of the Waimamaku River south of the Hokianga Harbour on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Waimamaku is situated 7 km northwest of Te Matua Ngahere.
Te Matua Ngahere
- Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.60754° or 35° 36′ 27″ southLongitude
173.52907° or 173° 31′ 45″ eastElevation
334 metres (1,096 feet)Height
30 metres (98 feet)Named after
Māori: Father of the forestOpen location code
4VPM9GRH+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 554797517OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=treeOpenStreetMap feature
natural=treeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Te Matua Ngahere” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Te Matua Ngahere”
- French: “Te Matua Ngahere”
- German: “Te Matua Ngahere”
- Hungarian: “Te Matua Ngahere”
- Indonesian: “Te Matua Ngahere”
- Japanese: “テ・マツア・ナヘレ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Te Matua Ngahere”
- Spanish: “Te Matua Ngahere”
Localities in the Area
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