Known more commonly now as just Kauri, Kaurihohore means \"kauri tree with the bark stripped off\", likely reminiscent of the general forest stripping�of the area in its early days.

When it was being settled in the mid 1800s, Kaurihohore was a hive of industry.� Hikurangi swamp at the time was covered in ti-tree and kahikatea and \"Kauri\" itself seen as limiting wth its forest cover.� Clearing this was a slow and painful business as axes and slashers were the only tools.� Kiwi were often flushed out of the bush during the \"burns\" which were instituted to hasten the heavy work of clearing the land.

As the land was opened up, more settlers arrived.� By the 1870s peach trees grew wild everywhere, the fruit being so plentiful to be hardly saleable and fed to stock instead!

Kaurihohore may be a small settlement these days but it boasts interesting residents�and their activities from the past.� Two local men, Carter and Myers, were in Alaska during the Yukon gold rush.� A Mrs Peat was one of the first women in the Whangarei district to gain her driver's licence.� J McCarten was in the rowing team at Karapiro Dam in the Empire Games of 1950.

What are the people of Kauri doing in the 21st century?� Tell us your stories here!�

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