The hedges are all natives: right around the property is Podocarpus totara and Podocarpus cunninghamii (previously hallii). The small hedge surrounding the rose garden, which naturally features ...

This week marks a significant step in the delivery of healthcare services for the northern region with the opening of the final ward of Tōtara Haumaru, the country’s newest hospital facility on ...

Totara Estate near Ōamaru will play a prime role in this year’s National Lamb Day celebrations on February 15. The historic farmstead, cared for by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, sent the ...

Police are appealing for any information after a 19-year-old woman was reported missing by her family. Maia Johnston left a family address in Totara Park, Upper Hutt, at around 8.30pm on Saturday to ...

Until now, it was thought that only trees of the genus Podocarpus were used to make these glues. This, on its own, is a spectacular finding, according to UCT and University of Tübingen’s Dr Patrick ...

The bridge is used as a pedestrian and cycle access for the popular West Coast Wilderness trail, which spans the Totara River near the township of Ross in South Westland. Acting group manager district ...

New Zealand’s “Waking Tree” won the third edition of the tree of the year. Credit: Gareth Andrews. In a scene reminiscent of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, a solitary northern rātā tree with a ...

Totara is a 4029 hectare (9955 acres) freehold property that has a good cover of buffel and native grasses backed by herbages including trefoil clovers and crows foot in season.

The group has reached remote areas, including inside Podocarpus National Park, where reports show thousands of illegal miners are operating — part of what experts say is a criminal assault on ...