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Gum Diggers Park

Welcome to Gumdiggers Park

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The Displays

Gumdiggers, Gumfields and Gumboots
An authentic gumfield over 100 years old - Experience real NZ gumdigging history - it REALLY WAS HERE, it was almost EXACTLY LIKE THIS, it went on for almost 150 YEARS and most people have never heard about it.
ARE YOU A ********ICH? Then this is probably the extra-ordinary hard life your Dalmatian forebears endured when they came to New Zealand.
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Ancient Buried Kauri Forests
Two Ancient Kauri Forests have been buried at this site by cataclysmic prehistoric events. 
Touch and feel these logs, some of which are over 100,000 years old!
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Find out what caused all the destruction and when it is going to happen next!
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Kauri Gold
​Kauri Gum, NZ Amber, Kauri Copal, Kauri Gold... 

No matter what you call it, it's rare, it's unique to New Zealand, it's gorgeous and very desirable and we exported 450,000 tons of it to make floor varnish!
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Eco Experience
​Magical Manuka - was once one of our most common environments and an important habitat that provides a nursery for the establishment of the larger native trees such as the Kauri. It is now quite rare as it was cut down indiscriminately for many years due to it's reputation as the "best firewood by far."  Explore our unique Eco Trail, learn about our unique flora and fauna, see some real NZ wildlife or relax in our Picnic Area.
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Ancient Kauri Forests Reveal Future Catastrophes
Kauri Timber Studies on this site predict the next Ice age - and it's sooner than you might think! 
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location

25km (and just 20 minutes) north of Kaitaia on the main Route to Cape Reinga
​171 Heath Road, R D 1, Awanui, Northland, New Zealand

opening hours

Open  Monday to Sunday
9.00 am to  5.00 pm 
​Last entry to park 4.30 pm (during Winter)
Dogs on a lead are welcome in the park

contact us

​Phone: (09) 406-7166
email: [email protected]
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  • Home
  • Prices
  • How To Find Us
  • History & Facts
    • Gumboots, Gumfields & the Gumdiggers
    • The Kauri
    • Kauri Gum
    • Kauri Gum, Kauri Copal, Kauri Gold...
    • Interesting Gecko Facts
    • The Demise of the Great Forests
  • Flora & Fauna
    • Eco Trail