The Kauri

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Title

The Kauri

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Kauri stand amongst the giants of the tree world, able to grow more than 50m tall and girths of up to 16 metres, and live over 2000 years. This half-hour National Film Unit documentary looks at the ancient conifer and its relationship with people. A thoughtful narrative traces ways the kauri was used, and later efforts to preserve remaining trees — the tree’s timber and gum fuelled colonial growth, but milling devastated the great northern forests. Archive footage evokes the pioneer days: kau...

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Video

Date created

1978

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-kauri-1978

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