The online kauri museum
Galleries
Walk through the story of kauri, from the giants of Waipoua to the gumfields, the bushmen and the fight to save the forests.
Agathis australisThe TreeOne of the largest trees on Earth, found naturally only in the north of Aotearoa.
Tāne Mahuta and Te Matua NgahereThe GiantsThe largest living kauri stand in Waipoua Forest, Northland.
A taonga of Te Tai TokerauKauri and MāoriWhat official sources say about kauri in te ao Māori, with links to learn from iwi.
Treasure in the groundThe Gum DiggersFor eighty years, buried kauri gum was one of New Zealand's great exports.
The great kauri timber eraBushmen, Dams and MillsHow kauri forests were felled, driven down rivers and milled, from the 1850s to the 1930s.
Wood from the ancient forestsSwamp KauriKauri buried and preserved in peat swamps for up to 60,000 years.
Kauri dieback and how to helpProtecting KauriThere is no cure for kauri dieback. Every visitor can help stop it spreading.
From the gumfields to todayKauri TimelineThe key dates in the story of kauri and people in Aotearoa.
