In Nga Uruora – Ecology and History in a New Zealand Landscape (Chapter 3 – “The Riverbend”), Geoff Park tells the history of the riverine forests of Mokau, a river which flows from its source in the forest on the slopes of the Rangitoto Ranges, out to sea at the Taranaki Bight, just north of the boundary between Taranaki and Waikato [click here to view map]. Here is one of the very few places left in the North Island where coastal forest remains intact down to the sea. (more…)
January 16, 2011
Saving our last riverine forest – the era of scenery preservation
Posted by envirohistorynz under commentary | Tags: 1903, burial grounds, burial kahikatea, coastal forests, coastal plains, Cort Schnackenberg, Environmental History, Geoff Park, Harry Ell, kahikatea, Maori Land, missionary, Mokau River, Native Land Court, New Zealand, Nga Uruora, Ngati Maniapoto, Percy Smith, river flats, riverine forests, scenic reserves, soldier settlers, tapu, Taranaki, Tauwhare, The Scenery Preservation Act, the Scenery Preservation Commission, tree burials, wahi tapu, Waikato, World War One |1 Comment
June 23, 2012
A scenic wonderland or “a few dirty pools”? The destruction of “Geyserland”
Posted by envirohistorynz under commentary | Tags: geothermal, Geyserland, hydroelectricity generation, John Salmon, Ngati Tahu, Ohakuri Dam, Orakei Karako, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, wahi tapu, Waikato River |Leave a Comment
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