What are the statistics of the largest living kauri trees, ie, Tane Mahuta and Te Matua Ngahere?
TE MATUA NGAHERE – FATHER OF THE FOREST The largest diameter and oldest kauri still living. It has been standing in Waipoua Forest on the Kauri Coast for an estimated 2,000 years. A first class ten-minute track from State Highway 12 leads you to the massive tree. Diameter: 5.22 metres (17 Feet) Girth: 16.41 metres (54 Feet) Trunk Height: 10.21 metres (33.5) feet – to first branch Volume: 208.1 cubic metres (7,346 cubic feet) TANE MAHUTA – LORD OF THE FOREST The largest volume kauri still living. Awesome in size, approximately 1,250 years old, this tree is a wonderful sight. It is two minutes walk from State highway 12 in Waipoua Forest on the Kauri Coast. Diameter: 4.38 metres (14.4 feet) Girth: 13.77 metres (45 Feet) Trunk Height: 17.68 metres (58 Feet) – to first branch Volume: 244.5 cubic metres (8.631 cubic feet) 16. How did Gumboots get their name? From the fact they were made from latex rubber – gum from the rubber tree – hence the word gumboot. 17. What is the proper name for th
