Trounson Kauri Park (N.Z.)

found: Work cat.: Gibbs, S.J. Behavioural vulnerability of juvenile brown kiwi, c2003:abstr. (Trounson Kauri Park, in the far north of the North Island, New Zealand)

found: New Zealand geographic placenames database, via WWW, July 20, 2003(Trounson Kauri Park. District: North Auckland. PARK: Area set aside for recreational use. Lat: 35⁰72ʹ72ʺ Long: 173⁰63ʹ17ʺ)

found: Google search, July 22, 2003(Trounson Kauri Park is a "mainland island" reserve located in Northland. It is literally a 450ha forest "island" surrounded by a "sea" of farmland, and is home to several threatened species. In 1890, when the forest industry threatened to wipe out significant areas of Northland kauri forests, 3.34 hectares was set aside by the Government. An early settler called James Trounson added a further 22 hectares to this and, following the establishment of a Scenic Preservation Club, came forward with an offer to sell another 364 hectares of forest to the Government. It was officially opened as Trounson Kauri Park in 1921. When it was realised that the forestry industry at the time threatened to destroy large areas of kauri forest, a 3.34 hectare area was set aside by the Government in 1890. Early in the century James Trounson gave 22 hectares to what was already set aside, and later sold another 364 hectares of forest to the Government. In 1978, 13 adjoining hectares of regenerated kauri was donated by Mr. E.A. Wrigley, making Trounson Park one of the finest forest stands in the world. Since 1995 Trounson Kauri Park is managed by the Department of Conservation as a "mainland island".)