A recent photo of the lush forest that is a few minutes walk from our buildings. This lowland coastal rainforest has a lot of kanuka, puriri, maire, karaka, kowhai and tanekaha trees. The warm gullies fill with nikau palms, while the southsides show treeferns.

Click on the following small image to view this photo full-size – make sure you EXPAND the image for a chance to spot the Kereru (wood-pigeon) bird perched up high!