Past and Present

Today the big Norfolk pine near the band rotunda on the banks of the Turanganui River is a well-known landmark. It is a fine specimen of the genus Araucaria Excelsis.

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Shows the tree in its familiar setting of lawns and phoenix palms with the Gladstone Road bridge and Kaiti Hill in the background.

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The tree can just be seen to right of the rotunda, which in those days had a roof to it. Tree was planted in 1910, so that this picture would be taken soon after that. Note absence of the William Pettie bridge, which was built in 1918.