Panorama taken from a lookout on the Kauri Rickers Walk in Waipoua Forest. At this point the walk overlooks part of the Waipoua River.

Kauri Rickers Walk in Waipoua Forest - The Hokianga visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Kauri Rickers Walk in Waipoua Forest' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Northland.

The Kauri Rickers Walk is one of many paths through the Waipoua Forest in Northland of New Zealand. It is named after young kauri trees, which, until they are 100 years old, are called Rickers. This walk is about 10 minutes long and shows the kauri trees at various stages of development.

Waipoua Forest is best known for Tane Mahuta tree, ('Lord of the Forest'), which is the largest known kauri tree in New Zealand. It is also home to the oldest kauri tree in New Zealand, the Te Matua Ngahere (Father of the Forest), which is over 2000 years old. Both these trees were found by Nicholas Yakas in 1928 during the construction of State Highway 12.

Historically, kauri timber has played a very important role in the settlement of Northland. Many settlements, such as Rawene and Kohukohu on Hokianga grew up around the kauri timber industry. The Kauri Museum, about 100km south of the Waipoua Forest in Matakohe, has excelent displays about the history of the kauri timber industry and early settlements.

Road: Waipuoa Forest is on State Highway 12. The parking lot for the Kauri Rickers Walk is next to Waipoua River on Highway 12.