“Tāne Mahuta”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The tree is a remnant of the ancient subtropical rainforest that once grew on the North Auckland Peninsula. Other giant kauri are found nearby, notably Te Matua Ngahere.

Tāne Mahuta is the most famous tree in New Zealand, along with Te Matua Ngahere. It was discovered and identified in early January 1924^[3] when contractors surveyed the present State Highway 12 route through the forest. In 1928 Nicholas Yakas and other bushmen, who were building the road, also identified the tree.

In April 2009, Tāne Mahuta was partnered with the tree Jōmon Sugi on Yakushima Island, Japan.^[4]

During the New Zealand drought of 2013, 10,000 litres of water from a nearby stream was diverted to Tāne Mahuta, which was showing signs of dehydration.^[5]

In 2018, the tree was considered threatened by kauri dieback, a generally fatal disease which has already infected nearby kauri trees.^[6]

New Zealand's Department of Conservation initiated a plan to protect and save the tree from kauri dieback.^[7]

Measurements

The measurements above were taken in 2002 by Dr. Robert Van Pelt, a forest ecology researcher and affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington. Former measurements taken in 1971 by the New Zealand Forestry Service may be found on The New Zealand Tree Register.^[9]

References

1. ^¹{{cite web | publisher = Department of Conservation | url = https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/northland/places/waipoua-forest/things-to-do/tane-mahuta-walk/ | title = Tane Mahuta Walk | accessdate = 2019-01-16 }}
2. ^According to the Maori creation myth, Tāne Mahuta is the son of Ranginui the sky father and Papatūanuku the earth mother. Tāne separates his parents from their marital embrace until his father the sky is high above mother earth. Tāne then sets about clothing his mother with vegetation. The birds and the trees of the forest are regarded as Tāne’s children.
3. ^{{cite news |title=Great Kauri Forest - Waipoua State Reserve |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19240114.2.90?end_date=31-12-1924&items_per_page=100&query=waipoua+kauri&start_date=01-01-1924&type=ARTICLE%2CILLUSTRATION |accessdate=2 November 2018 |issue=New Zealand Herald |date=14 January 1924}}
4. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2360531/Iconic-trees-in-world-first-partnership | title = Iconic trees in world-first partnership | publisher = Fairfax New Zealand | accessdate= 2009-04-25}}
5. ^{{cite news| url= http://www.3news.co.nz/Tane-Mahuta-earns-a-drink/tabid/1160/articleID/293955/Default.aspx|work=3 News NZ |title= Tane Mahuta earns a drink| date=April 12, 2013}}
6. ^{{cite news | last = Ainge Roy | first = Eleanor | date = 14 July 2018 | title = 'Like losing family': time may be running out for New Zealand's most sacred tree | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/14/like-losing-family-time-may-be-running-out-for-new-zealands-most-sacred-tree | newspaper = The Guardian | accessdate = 2018-07-04}}
7. ^{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Lois |title=DOC and scientists hatch plan to tackle kauri dieback in Northland |url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/364802/doc-and-scientists-hatch-plan-to-tackle-kauri-dieback-in-northland |accessdate=24 August 2018 |work=Radio New Zealand |date=24 August 2018 |language=en-nz}}
8. ^{{cite web | publisher = The Gymnosperm Database | url = http://www.conifers.org/ar/ag/australis.html | title = Agathis australis | accessdate = 2008-08-29 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080610070457/http://www.conifers.org/ar/ag/australis.html |archivedate = 2008-06-10}}
9. ^{{cite web | url = http://register.notabletrees.org.nz/tree/view/800 | work = The New Zealand Tree Register | title = Tree Information | accessdate = 7 August 2011}}