The search for New Zealand's
most interesting tree
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2024 Winner
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2024 Finalists
The Fred Naden Tree or “Freddie’s Pōhutukawa”
Location:
Tokomaru Bay, Te Tairāwhiti Gisborne
Nominated by:
Billie and Joseph Naden
Photo Credit:
Naden Family Records
NZ Tree Register Number:
GR/1467
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The Walking Tree
Location:
Karamea, West Coast
Nominated by:
Bryan Bell
Photo Credit:
gareth.r.andrews (Instagram)
NZ Tree Register Number:
WCR/1970
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Moko
Location:
Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Nominated by:
Carol West
Photo Credit:
Godfrey Toft
NZ Tree Register Number:
WTR/0756
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Pitau Road Pōhutukawa
Location:
Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty
Nominated by:
Paul Kenny
Photo Credit:
Julie Sampson
NZ Tree Register Number:
BPR/0423
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That Wānaka Tree
Location:
Wānaka, Otago
Nominated by:
Greg Inwood
Photo Credit:
Matt Smillie, courtesy of the NZ Notable Trees Trust
NZ Tree Register Number:
OR/1857
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Hewlings Tōtara
Location:
Heratini/Geraldine, Canterbury
Nominated by:
Rimu Tane
Photo Credit:
Rimu Tane
NZ Tree Register Number:
CR/1290
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