Coastal pohutukawa forest grows on a boulder bank of Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf. The rich variety of trees and plants peculiar to the north of New Zealand has yet to be recognised in a national park, though the concept is included in the Northland kauri national park proposal, presently 'on hold' because of Maori claims to the forests. Little Barrier Island was once a component of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park which, like national parks prior to 1986, had its own citizen board. An Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Bill presently before Parliament proposes integrating management of the gulf and its waters through a forum of local bodies, officials and Maori. Nearby Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel Peninsula contain Crown reserves which have been suggested as potential national parks or national reserves.

Forest and Bird, Issue 291, 1 February 1999, Page 20

Coastal pohutukawa forest grows on a boulder bank of Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf. The rich variety of trees and plants peculiar to the north of New Zealand has yet to be recognised in a national park, though the concept is included in the Northland kauri national park proposal, presently 'on hold' because of Maori claims to the forests. Little Barrier Island was once a component of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park which, like national parks prior to 1986, had its own citizen board. An Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Bill presently before Parliament proposes integrating management of the gulf and its waters through a forum of local bodies, officials and Maori. Nearby Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel Peninsula contain Crown reserves which have been suggested as potential national parks or national reserves.