Travelling down Scenic Drive in the Waitakere Ranges, Auckland, look for a sign for “Large Kauri Tree.” The reason for stopping is better than the sign suggests. After a short walk, you are standing in front of a big ancient kauri.
It is more mature than the trees on the Arataki Nature Trail and the only ancient tree you can get close to outside of the Cascade Kauri Park further north in the range.
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