Waipoua Settlement is a rural community in the Kaipara District of Northland, in New Zealand's North Island.
Geographical features
It includes the Waipoua Forest, one of the best preserved examples of a kauri forest in New Zealand.[1][2] It is notable for having two of the largest living kauri trees, Tāne Mahuta and Te Matua Ngahere. Approximately 200,000 people visit Tāne Mahuta every year.[3]
The area has two marae belonging to Te Roroa:[4] Matatina Marae and Tuohu meeting house, and Pananawe Marae and Te Taumata o Tiopira Kinaki meeting house.[5]
History
On 26 February 2025, a wildfire engulfed over 70 hectares of land near Waipoua Settlement. Emergency services have evacuated local residents.[6]
Notes
- ^ Alicia Burrow (6 May 2015). "Kaipara leads the way in 'visitor' growth". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Waipoua Forest: Places to go in Northland". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Waipoua Forest: Places to go in Northland". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Remaining residents evacuated as massive Waipoua Forest fire rages in Northland". Radio New Zealand. 26 February 2025. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
35°56′S 173°53′E / 35.933°S 173.883°E
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