WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- In an ancient grove in northern New Zealand, the mighty conifer known as Tane Mahuta, lord of the forest, is threatened by the encroachment of a deadly enemy. It is the ...

Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has announced the temporary closure from today of the track leading to Tāne Mahuta ... Vape Free Kids: Sting Uncovers Multiple Stores Selling Illegal Heated ...

A kauri ambassador, Vanessa Rapira, washing her shoes before entering the track to Tāne Mahuta. Kauri dieback spores are carried on shoes.Credit...Ruth Mcdowall for The New York Times Snow Tane ...

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 ...

So goes the Maori story of creation. Having learnt it in school, I'm excited about exploring Northland's Waipoua Forest, where Tane Mahuta's namesake - one of the world's oldest and biggest kauri ...

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 ...

Visitors hoping to see New Zealand's largest kauri tree, Tane Mahuta, will need to postpone their visit until later in the week. On Monday Conservation Minister Maggie Barry announced the ...

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 ...