| Because they eat the new growth they have destroyed large areas of native rata, totara, titoki, kowhai and other species. |
| The lush branches of the totara, matai and kahikatea trees blocked out all remaining light and I was left alone in a dark, unfamiliar forest. |
| With no totara within easy carting distance, they determined to find a rimu instead, as they were close by and plentiful. |
| Trees in the bush include kahikitea, rimu, thin-barked totara, matai and miro. |
| At the summit is a further loop track through virgin forest with an impressive stand of matai, rimu and totara. |
| The forest on the island is southern New Zealand podocarp mix with rimu, southern rata, kamahi, totara and miro. |
