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Walk through Pukenui Forest


Volunteers for the The Pukenui Trust have been working incredibly hard for three years to control the predators in the Pukenui Forest and restore the bio-diversity in the forest with the goal of re-introducing native birds. They dream of one day introducing kiwi to the forest. Off the beaten track a huge kauri soars above the forest, a reminder of what was here before us and what Max, Gerry, Jane and the whole team of volunteers are working to restore.

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