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| Tane Mahuta pn274 |
Just a short walk down a wooded gangway into the rainforest of Waipoua, near Dargaville on New Zealand’s North Island, is a living giant. Its name is Tāne Mahuta and it’s a kauri tree – one of the largest types (by girth rather than height) in the world. Tāne is named after the Maori forest god and, in the myth, is the fruit of the primordial parents: his growth having broken apart the embrace of Ranginui, the “sky father” and Papatūānuku, the “Earth mother,” allowing the space and light for life to flourish.
