Testing began this week to determine how close kauri dieback has come to Tane Mahuta. The pathogen has affected trees throughout Waipoua Forest, but there is currently no map of how extensively it has travelled there. What's kauri dieback, and why isn't there a cure?


	Is Tane Mahuta under threat from kauri dieback? Testing began this week to determine how close kauri dieback has come to Tane Mahuta. The pathogen has affected trees throughout Waipoua Forest, but there is currently no map of how extensively it has travelled there. What's kauri dieback, and why isn't there a cure?

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