A walk among the giants

On New Zealand's North Island, Whakarewarewa Forest boasts its fair share of native plants and animals, alongside lakes, hot springs, bubbling mud pools and even active geysers. But this particular forest features something that no other in New Zealand can claim: a group of majestic redwood trees called the Redwood Memorial Grove. The trees were introduced from their native home – the US state of California - at the beginning of the 20th century.
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