Lord of the forest: New Zealand's most sacred tree is under threat from disease, but response is slow
- Written by Matthew Hall, Associate Director, Research Services, Victoria University of Wellington
Tāne Mahuta is New Zealand's most sacred tree, but its days will be numbered if it is infected with kauri dieback disease.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA
Tāne Mahuta is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest living being – but the 45m tall, 2,500-year-old kauri tree is under severe threat from a devastating disease.
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