Rain forest "Bush"
North Island
New Zealand temperate rain forest
the Kauri
The temperate rain forests of New Zealand occur on the western shore of New
Zealand's South Island and on New Zealand's North Island. The forests are made
up of coniferous podocarps and broadleaf evergreen trees; the podocarps are
dominant at lower elevations, while southern beech (Nothofagus) becomes dominant
on higher slopes and in the cooler southernmost rain forests. Ecoregions include
the Fiordland temperate forests and Westland temperate forests.
a walk in the "Bush"
a visitor
