A kahikatea, one of the relatively few still standing, is New Zealand’s tallest indigenous tree. Once abundant across the country, the trees were fell

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A kahikatea, one of the relatively few still standing, is New Zealand’s tallest indigenous tree. Once abundant across the country, the trees were felled to make butter boxes and clear land for agriculture.

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