The Forest:

Pureora Forest Park is a 78,000 hectare area of protected forest that includes some of the largest, most outstanding tracts of New Zealand Podocarp forest. It was the location of anti-logging protests in the 1970’s that resulted in the end of native forest logging, and the permanent preservation of the remaining forest. The area is home to several endangered bird species including Kokako, Whio (Blue Duck), Kaka, Kakariki and North Island Robin.