So goes the Maori story of creation ... walk far - 200m down the track we round a bend and there he is, the god of the forest. We look up, and up and up, craning our necks in an effort to glimpse ...

Tane Mahuta — with a massive bone-colored trunk and crown of tangled branches — is named after the Maori god of the forest, who separates his earth mother and sky father from an embrace and ...

the god of forests and birds. Other initiatives include controlling invasive species, developing a community-based forest monitoring system centered on traditional values and knowledge ...

Tourists visiting Tāne Mahuta, the largest known kauri tree, in Waipoua Forest in New Zealand. The tree is named for a god in Māori mythology.Credit...Ruth Mcdowall for The New York Times ...

Auckland is also a city of water, overseen by Tangaroa, the Maori god of the sea ... this 15-mile stretch of rugged forest is now a heritage area, crisscrossed with trails, a green rampart ...

A partnership between three Northland based Maori tourism companies and InterCity ... brilliant – "To open up the secrets of the Waipoua Forest and join it with the unrivalled beauty of the ...