New Zealand Plants

DSC_3289 Kopi, or karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) dead and dying trees killed by salt-laden winds and a past history of browsing stock, before fencing finally protected this remnant forest reserve, containing the last examples of tree-carving left by Moriori. The carvings, or rakau momori, were believed to have been done 200-350 years ago. Such examples, only bark deep, disappear when the tree dies. Hapupu National Historic Reserve, Chatham Islands *