Mount Hikurangi (Northland)

Although not as prominent as its eastern namesake, Northland's Mount Hikurangi is also of note.

At 625 m (2,051 ft), this peak overlooks central Northland and is a prominent peak on the skyline at the Bay of Islands,[citation needed] the area of the first permanent European settlement in New Zealand.

It forms the upper catchments of the Awarua, Kaikou and Punakitere rivers.

The secondary kauri-podocarp-broadleaved forest is now dominated by totara and kānuka, with kauri, tōwai, taraire, kahikatea, rewarewa, rimu, pukatea, northern rata, tanekaha and miro scattered emergents.

[2] Several uncommon species live in the bush, including Punctidae snails.