New Zealand’s nature is unique, in fact many native species are found nowhere else on earth. Several factors contributed to make New Zealand’s natural world so special. People from all over the world visit New Zealand to see and experience the country’s special nature. However,…
New Zealand has two main types of forest across the country: beech and podocarp/broadleaf. Learn more about these two types of forest here. Anyone that explores New Zealand will come across a variety of landscapes. There are beautiful beaches, sand dunes, mountains, volcanoes, rivers, and…
A podocarp is a type of tree found in New Zealand that makes up one of the two dominant forest types. Read all about what is a podocarp here. Before living in New Zealand I had never heard of a podocarp. Even after living here…
The cabbage tree is an iconic tree of the New Zealand landscape. Here are 6 facts about this crazy, Dr. Seuss looking tree. New Zealand’s landscape is full of truly breathtaking vistas. The most well known and distributed photos have to include shots of mountains…