Kauri

A DigitalNZ Story by Suzanne Austen

Image: Kauri tree, Northland

Kauri tree, Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kauri logs, Northland Region

Kauri logs, Northland Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum digger scraping kauri gum

Gum digger scraping kauri gum

Auckland Libraries

Image: Felling a kauri tree, Anawhata.

Felling a kauri tree, Anawhata.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Bullock team hauling kauri logs, Whitianga

Bullock team hauling kauri logs, Whitianga

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum-climber on Kauri (Agathis australis)

Gum-climber on Kauri (Agathis australis)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: AUCKLAND'S KAURI TIMBER INDUSTRY: THE KAURI TIMBER COMPANY'S BOOMS AND WHARF AT KOHUKOHU, HOKIANGA

AUCKLAND'S KAURI TIMBER INDUSTRY: THE KAURI TIMBER COMPANY'S BOOMS AND WHARF AT KOHUKOHU, HOKIANGA

Auckland Libraries

Image: FELLING A KAURI TREE AT WHAKAPARA, NORTH AUCKLAND

FELLING A KAURI TREE AT WHAKAPARA, NORTH AUCKLAND

Auckland Libraries

Image: [A family camps in the Waipoua Kauri Forest]

[A family camps in the Waipoua Kauri Forest]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: The Kauri Timber Company's booms at Parawai, Thames

The Kauri Timber Company's booms at Parawai, Thames

Auckland Libraries

Image: Kauri forest, main trunk line, North Island

Kauri forest, main trunk line, North Island

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kauri Timber Company mill at Kohukohu, Northland

Kauri Timber Company mill at Kohukohu, Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Timber mill interior showing kauri log being processed

Timber mill interior showing kauri log being processed

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Three men chopping down a kauri tree

Three men chopping down a kauri tree

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mr. Mander and children and large kauri log.

Mr. Mander and children and large kauri log.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Two large kauri logs in the bush.

Two large kauri logs in the bush.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Tough work

Tough work

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Image: Bushmen Preparing Huge Kauri Logs For Transport to the Sawmill

Bushmen Preparing Huge Kauri Logs For Transport to the Sawmill

Auckland Libraries

Image: Kauri dam on the Kaiarara Stream, built by Edward Gibbons.

Kauri dam on the Kaiarara Stream, built by Edward Gibbons.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Bullock team and timber workers alongside a Kauri tree

Bullock team and timber workers alongside a Kauri tree

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: A kauri log being put through a breaking down bench

A kauri log being put through a breaking down bench

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The Timer Industry In The Coromandel Peninsula, Auckland

The Timer Industry In The Coromandel Peninsula, Auckland

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Image: A Heavy Consignment Of Timber

A Heavy Consignment Of Timber

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Image: Auckland's Kauri Timber Industry

Auckland's Kauri Timber Industry

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Image: Bound For The Bush

Bound For The Bush

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Image: NEW ZEALAND'S TIMBER INDUSTRY: KAURI LOGS FROM DREADON'S BUSH ON THE BANK OF THE MANGONUI RIVER, NORTHERN WAIROA, AUCKLAND

NEW ZEALAND'S TIMBER INDUSTRY: KAURI LOGS FROM DREADON'S BUSH ON THE BANK OF THE MANGONUI RIVER, NORTHERN WAIROA, AUCKLAND

Auckland Libraries

Image: Wonderful Yield of Timber From One Tree

Wonderful Yield of Timber From One Tree

Auckland Libraries

Image: NEW ZEALAND'S KAURI TIMBER INDUSTRY: A BUSH DAM NEARLY COMPLETED ON THE MAIRE STREAM, IN MR. J. OGLE'S BUSH, AWAROA. WHANGAPE, NORTH AUCKLAND

NEW ZEALAND'S KAURI TIMBER INDUSTRY: A BUSH DAM NEARLY COMPLETED ON THE MAIRE STREAM, IN MR. J. OGLE'S BUSH, AWAROA. WHANGAPE, NORTH AUCKLAND

Auckland Libraries

Image: Pioneer life in New Zealand

Pioneer life in New Zealand

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Image: Pit sawyers at work among the ranges, Hokianga

Pit sawyers at work among the ranges, Hokianga

Auckland Libraries

Image: Gum digger and hut

Gum digger and hut

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum digger, possibly Mr Gallagher, with buckets of gum and a cat

Gum digger, possibly Mr Gallagher, with buckets of gum and a cat

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum digger, Northland region

Gum digger, Northland region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Log transportation, Northland

Log transportation, Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: How A Giant Kauri Is Felled

How A Giant Kauri Is Felled

Auckland Libraries

Image: Two bushmen felling a kauri.

Two bushmen felling a kauri.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Pit sawing kauri logs, Northland region

Pit sawing kauri logs, Northland region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Tree climbing for kauri gum, nugget of kauri gum and digger's spear and spade

Tree climbing for kauri gum, nugget of kauri gum and digger's spear and spade

Auckland Libraries

Image: Kauri tree with axe cuts, and men alongside

Kauri tree with axe cuts, and men alongside

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kauri forest, main trunk line, North Island

Kauri forest, main trunk line, North Island

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Timber workers alongside a Kauri tree, Northland Region

Timber workers alongside a Kauri tree, Northland Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The felling of a giant kauri, Taupaki Bush

The felling of a giant kauri, Taupaki Bush

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Four men felling a kauri tree in Northland

Four men felling a kauri tree in Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Timber workers starting to fell a kauri tree, Northland

Timber workers starting to fell a kauri tree, Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Sawing a kauri tree after it has been scarfed, near Piha.

Sawing a kauri tree after it has been scarfed, near Piha.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kauri log and timber worker being transported by bullock team, Northland Region

Kauri log and timber worker being transported by bullock team, Northland Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Dragging squared Kauri log from the bush, North Auckland

Dragging squared Kauri log from the bush, North Auckland

Auckland Libraries

Image: A close-up of a dam in Goldies Bush,...

A close-up of a dam in Goldies Bush,...

Auckland Libraries

Image: Timber camp, Northland

Timber camp, Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Timber workers, Northland

Timber workers, Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [View of men sawing through a Kauri tree]

[View of men sawing through a Kauri tree]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Felling a kauri

Felling a kauri

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage