Having learnt it in school, I'm excited about exploring Northland's Waipoua Forest, where Tane Mahuta's namesake - one ... round a bend and there he is, the god of the forest.

Like me, they are here to meet the Maori tree god and living giant — Tane Mahuta. As Charles Naera, the Maori guide from the local tour outfit Footprints Waipoua, leads me into the forest ...

It is named after the god of forests in Maori mythology, who is said to have pushed apart the sky father and the earth mother to create space for life to thrive. But Tane Mahuta stands just 200 ...

WAIPOURA, NEW ZEALAND » It’s a giant tree so awe-inspiring that the local Maoris named it Tane Mahuta, or “God of the Forest.” But a sad truth, they add, is that before industry and disease ...

Tāne Mahuta, an ancient tree named after the god of forests in Māori mythology ... Ruth Mcdowall for The New York Times Snow Tane, the general manager of the Te Roroa Development Group, said ...

Access to the world's biggest kauri is set to be restored this Saturday after an almost three-month project to upgrade visitor infrastructure and protect the tree from a deadly pathogen.

“I thank God that they taught him to stop ... Two deep burns may need skin grafts, but Tane Mahuta, named after New Zealand’s largest kauri tree, is on the mend. “I can’t believe how ...

WAIPOURA, NEW ZEALAND » It’s a giant tree so awe-inspiring that the local Maoris named it Tane Mahuta, or "God of the Forest." But a sad truth, they add, is that before industry and disease ...