Waipoua Forest preserves the best species of kauri trees remaining in New Zealand. It is famous for having two of the largest living kauri trees,  Tane Mahuta and Te Matua Ngahare.

The forest is located in the Nortern Region and is associated with the Mataraua Forests. Waipoua has the largest population of  North Island Brown Kiwi.  The forest also contains three quarters of New Zealand’s remaining kauri trees.