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Our last day exploring the Northlands, and I ended up doing a fair bit of driving. We headed down the west coast, stopping off at the Kauri trees hidden in the bush.

This fella is Tāne Mahuta, or “Lord of the Forest”. He’s the largest Kauri in the world – standing at 51 metres (169 feet) in height, and is believed to be two and a half thousand years old. Māori believe all living creatures in the forest are his children. There were probably larger and older Kauri in New Zealand, until most were felled for timber. Kauri have one of the higest timber yields of all trees. They are now protected and slowly making a come back (takes a little time to grow….)

We then decided to cut across the Northlands, back to Langs Beach and Waipu Cove. Mum and Alex enjoyed a great seafood supper (everything caught locally of course), and we enjoyed the sunset before heading back to Auckland and then the flight to Queenstown!

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