Harko Brown - Taonga tākaro expert (Smith's Bush)

The ngahere (forests) of this wider region once flourished in fertile swamp lands. With their

draining the majesty of the tallest trees has declined however Smith’s Bush remains an important

ecological enclave where culturally important totara, kahikatea, puriri and many native bird species

thrive. Harko Brown will take us for an informative talk, along raised walkways, around this 6

hectare gem to reminisce about the cultural importance of the flora and will facilitate traditional

games associated with the tree protocols once practiced and utilised in these forests.