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Regeneration
Winter sun alongside Māwaihākona Stream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. Almost nothing is left of the Podocarp forest that once carpeted this valley floor from hillside to the other hillside. The trees were cleared by the early settlers in the 1840s and 1850s. However the Friends of Māwaihākona restoration group have since 2011 planted 3.2 hectares with 11,500 young trees (seen on both sides of the stream) that in time will return this section of the valley to its former glory.
Regeneration
Winter sun alongside Māwaihākona Stream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. Almost nothing is left of the Podocarp forest that once carpeted this valley floor from hillside to the other hillside. The trees were cleared by the early settlers in the 1840s and 1850s. However the Friends of Māwaihākona restoration group have since 2011 planted 3.2 hectares with 11,500 young trees (seen on both sides of the stream) that in time will return this section of the valley to its former glory.