New Zealand Natives
Honeydew
In the forests of the South Island, beech trees are host to tiny parasitic scale insects which produce droplets of a substance that is a vital part of the food chain – honeydew.
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Whirinaki Forest»Whirinaki Forest in the central North Island is a place of crystal-clear water, blue ducks and soaring forests of ancient podocarps and beech. The forest park offers over 100 kilometres of tramping tracks that range from broad, almost flat trails through towering podocarp forest to rugged climbs over remote ranges clad in beech forest [...]
New Zealand Attractions
Rotorua: Thermal Attractions»Rotorua is the city of thermal attractions. Situated on the edge of Lake Rotorua, the geothermal activity here is intense, and gives rise to some amazing and unique hot springs, craters, geysers and bubbling mud pools that can be found throughout the city. There are a few spots in particular where the geothermal activity has [...]
Activities & Recreation
Tramping in New Zealand» Enjoy but don’t underestimate.
New Zealand is a great place for tramping – there’s an excellent network of huts, hundreds of kilometres of tracks, a wild variety of heart-rendingly beautiful scenery, no snakes or dangerous animals, hardly [...]
New Zealand Natives
Honeydew»In the forests of the South Island, beech trees are host to tiny parasitic scale insects which produce droplets of a substance that is a vital part of the food chain – honeydew.
