It is named after the god of forests in Maori mythology ... essentially starving the tree to death. When kauri die, so does much of the surrounding plant life that relies on it.

The pathogen corrodes the internal tissues that carry nutrients and water, essentially starving the tree to death. When kauri die, so does much of the surrounding plant life that relies on it.

a tree so sacred to the indigenous Maori people that even touching it is taboo. The climb, carried out in late August, was a matter of urgency — and part of a growing collaboration among the ...

The emotionally powerful documentary “Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen,” which is screening at Berlinale, tells the intimate story of legendary Maori ... their family life, as Hepi ...