A whau lends an almost tropical air to the coastal forest of Kapiti Island, a Nature Reserve off the coast of Paraparaumu, north of Wellington. Whau may well be the lightest wood in the world; only around half as heavy as an equivalent piece of cork, and lighter still than balsa. This was a property recognised by Maori, who used whau to make fishing floats and marker buoys.
DAVE HANSFORD
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Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 10
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70A whau lends an almost tropical air to the coastal forest of Kapiti Island, a Nature Reserve off the coast of Paraparaumu, north of Wellington. Whau may well be the lightest wood in the world; only around half as heavy as an equivalent piece of cork, and lighter still than balsa. This was a property recognised by Maori, who used whau to make fishing floats and marker buoys. DAVE HANSFORD Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 10
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