Matakohe Kauri - Roadside Stories

A Manatū Taonga audio guide to Matakohe. Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide in the image carousel above.

Northland was once covered in magnificent kauri forests – but almost all were logged after Europeans arrived in New Zealand. Felling the giant trees was dangerous work, and dams were built so the logs could be floated down rivers. Today a museum at Matakohe showcases the history of kauri forests and their exploitation.

Kauri forest,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/kauri-forest

Kauri felling,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/kauri-forest/3/4/1

Logging native forests,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/logging-native-forests

Upper Kaipara Harbour,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/northland-places/14

Archival audio sourced from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives, http://www.soundarchives.co.nz/. Sound files may not be reused without permission from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives (Reference number Spectrum 535).

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Roadside Stories is a series of audio guides that follow major road trips in New Zealand. The stories cover the places you’ll pass along the way – their people, their history, their cultural and natural significance. For more information about Roadside Stories visit http://www.mch.govt.nz/roadside/