Siamese Kauri

It is about 500 metres off the 309 Road, and is accessed by a 30-minute walking track.

Over the centuries they grew in diameter, and the space between them reduced until eventually the two trees fused at the base.

[citation needed] During World War II, Kauri Grove was due to be logged by the Government to support the war effort.

This met with strong opposition from the residents, who formed one of New Zealand's first conservation groups to save the trees.

After much opposition to the plans, the message came from the capital that "logging will cease forthwith".