Walk
Tāne Mahuta
Waipoua Forest, Northland
The largest living kauri tree, a short walk from the highway.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
A short, flat walk from SH12 leads to NZ's biggest kauri. It is thousands of years old. Respect the rāhui: stay on the boardwalk and clean your shoes in the cleaning station.
Good to know
- Clean shoes at the station
- Stay on the boardwalk
- Best time
- Morning, quieter
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed, large car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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