Tāne Mahuta, New Zealand’s tallest kauri tree, will be closed to visitors for the next two months for repairs to its boardwalk and viewing platform.
The project, led by the Department of Conservation and Te Roroa iwi, aims to protect the Waipoua Forest from kauri dieback, a disease threatening these ancient trees. Work began on September 30 and is expected to finish by late November, just before the busy summer season.
DOC says the upgrades will improve safety and help prevent the spread of kauri dieback, a serious disease that harms kauri trees by blocking the flow of water and nutrients. Tāne Mahuta, which stands 51.5 meters tall and is about 1,500 years old, attracts around 200,000 visitors every year.
Other trails in Waipoua Forest, like the one to the huge kauri Te Matua Ngahere, remain open. This project is part of a larger effort to improve visitor experiences and forest health, with future plans possibly including guided walks and new areas for visitors to explore.
very interesting
I loved reading it because, I never knew that maybe chocolate might be gone in the future!
save the chocolate…
I enjoyed this reading because
it show what climate changes does!!
they might have to move most chocolate into a colder place, since the climate clock is getting low
so temperature might get higher.
i love chocolate
I’m allergic to dairy, but this makes me sad for my best friends all around NZ (don’t think it’s weird because I actually do). And my chocolate loving cousin, her name is Dana (I’m from South Korea and she told me how to spell her name in Korean but its not pronounced like Dana).
I know that there are chocolate lovers around the world so, poor them or if you like chocolate poor you (even though I’m allergic to dairy, or to make it easy dairy products: cheese, milk, butter etc).