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The frequent occurrences of "the Te Matua Ngahere" really really grate. "Te" means "the", so this is "the the father of-forest". I thought about changing it, but this linguistic anti-pattern is likely to turn up elsewhere, so it might be a good idea to think about it generally. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.237.110.86 ( talk) 08:20, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
I removed one of the two pix - I couldn't get two pix to look right beside such a small article. Maybe someone else can do it better. Kahuroa 05:43, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
I have a number of resources to contribute here:
- A video of the forest, including specific coverage of Te Matua Ngahere.
- A geocache right there (w/ lots of useful information), as well as at two other nearby locations of relevance.
I therefore propose the following inclusions under external links:
Under ==See also==
Faber Optimé ( talk) 08:24, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
I have added a note highlighting that all the measurements were taken in 1971. Oldtreeman ( talk) 22:13, 20 May 2011 (UTC)