Tane Mahuta

Tāne Mahuta, one of the oldest and largest trees in the world at 51m high and with a girth of 13.8 metres, stands in the great Waipoua kauri forest that is home to three quarters of New Zealand's kauri trees. Waipoua forest is in the Hokianga region on Northland's west coast. Tāne Mahuta is a short walk from the Waipoua forest carpark on State Highway 12. Local tourism operator Footprints Waipoua offers guided evening tours interpreting the forest and Māori legends under cover of darkness.