Te Matua Ngahere Waipoua Forest Northland New Zealand
Photo & Vacation Spot

A visitor to the Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand, stops along the bush walk to admire the Te Matua Ngahere, the 2nd largest Kauri Tree in the forest which is also called the Father of the Forest.

Reaching 29.9 meters in height with a trunk height of 10.21 meters, a trunk girth of 16.41 meters and a trunk volume of 208.1 cubic meters, this Kauri tree known as Te Matua Ngahere is the 2nd largest Kauri Tree in New Zealand. It is over 2,000 years old and tourists to the Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand can follow a 20 minute path leading visitors right to this Kauri tree, many also know it as the Father of the Forest.

The path is well surfaced, wheelchair accessible and along the way, people can experience various aspects of this amazing forest. Kauri trees are a highlight along the trails along with podocarp/hardwood, vegetation which is mainly kauri, kauri grass, kiekie, neinei and ferns.

Visitors to the Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand, should follow the signs posted along the trails to various attractions and ensure they stay on the trails at all times to avoid any damage to the roots of the Kauri Trees. The Te Matua Ngahere was first discovered by a man named Nicholas Yakas in 1928 when a crew was working on building State Highway 12.

Te Matua Ngahere, Father of the Forest, along a bush walk in Waipoua Forest, Northland, North Island, New Zealand. Girth 16.41 metres, Trunk Volume 208.1 cubic metres, Total Height 29.9 metres, Trunk Height 10.21 metres.