Yes, it turns out that California Redwoods have been planted in New Zealand! I first stumbled upon a small Redwood forest in the Te Mata Trust Park near Hastings, which is in Hawke's Bay on the North Island. I then found more in Rotorua, where the forest is a proper tourist attraction! The trees were planted in Rotorua over one hundred years ago as an experiment to see if the Redwood could grow in New Zealand and then be harvested for timber. I'm not sure how they got to Te Mata Trust Park. Either way, it was fun seeing a familiar tree, even though they have nothing on the truly massive Redwoods of California!
Te Mata Trust Park
Rotorua
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