A large kauri tree on the flank of Mt Tamahunga, which is fast becoming a home for native birds. <em?Photo: Ian Macdonald

Sanctuary from the city

November 2017

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Mt Tamahunga, Matakana Ranger: Thelma Wilson, Warkworth Just north of the big city lights in Auckland is a lush mountain with a thriving native forest. Biodiversity ranger Thelma Wilson discovered the area when she was setting predator trap lines on the mountain, “ambling around the lush puriri, rimu, rata and kahikatea forest, in and out […]
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