Tane Mahuta (Waipua forest, Northland) Traditional Geocache

Welcome to Tane Mahuta, 'Lord of the Forest' the largest living kauri tree estimated to be around 2300 years old. It is only a 5 minute walk from the roadside so if you are passing through it would be a shame not to make a stop.

There is also a lovly picnic area with public toilets which further makes this an ideal place to stop on a journey through.

Background: Tāne Mahuta - lord of the forest

- Taken from http://www.newzealand.com/travel/media/features/maori-culture/maori-culture_tane-mahuta-separator-of-heaven-and-earth_featur.cfm

The greatest legacy of this legend is the mighty 'lord of the forest' Tāne Mahuta standing victorious in Waipoua forest, with his shoulders still pushed hard against his 'mother earth' and his feet stretched high towards the heavens of his 'sky father'.

Tāne Mahuta, one of the oldest and largest trees in the world at 51m high and with a girth of 13.8 metres, stands in the great Waipoua kauri forest that is home to three quarters of New Zealand's kauri trees.

Waipoua forest is in the Hokianga region on Northland's west coast. Tāne Mahuta is a short walk from the Waipoua forest carpark on State Highway 12.

Local tourism operator Footprints Waipoua offers guided evening tours interpreting the forest and Māori legends under cover of darkness.

You are looking for a 750ml camoed screwtop container. Please replace with suitable dropped leaf litter as camoflague.