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Botanical illustration of a pōhutukawa sprig by Ellen Cheeseman. Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), [2] also known as the New Zealand Christmas tree, [3] [4] or iron tree, [5] is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of red (or occasionally orange, yellow [6] or white [7]) flowers, each consisting of a mass of stamens.
Metrosideros / ˌ m ɛ t r ə ˈ s ɪ d ər ə s,-t r oʊ-/ [3] is a genus of approximately 60 trees, shrubs, and vines in the family Myrtaceae, mostly found in the Pacific region. Most of the tree forms are small, but some are exceptionally large, the New Zealand species in particular. The name derives from the Ancient Greek metra or ...
Landing at the beach at what is now Howick's Cockle Bay, he made his tuhi, or mark, on a pohutukawa tree situated on the foreshore, using karamea, a red ochre. The pohutukawa tree of the story still stands today, although the mark has since gone. [1] Te Tuhi has been exhibiting in Pakuranga for over 40 years. [3]
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The trail was opened in 2012, with 95% of 69 km completed at the end of 2012, and all of the original length open from as early as 2013 (New Zealand Cycle Trail's official website). In September 2013, the connecting section from Waikino to Waihi was opened, [ 3 ] and the network then encompassed over 80 kilometres (50 mi) of easy-riding cycle ...
Kawau Island is in the Hauraki Gulf, close to the north-eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand.At its closest point it lies 1.4 km (0.87 mi) off the coast of the Northland Peninsula, just south of Tāwharanui Peninsula, and about 8 km (5.0 mi) by sea journey from Sandspit Wharf, and shelters Kawau Bay to the north-east of Warkworth.
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