Kauri has been living for 120 million years placing Kauri forests between the oldest of the planet. Dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago, but many kauri ancestors and other conifers continued to dominate forests throughout New Zealand. Then sea levels rose (5 million years ago), followed by volcanic activity and the beginning of glacial age. As landscape and climate changed, kauri ancestors retreated northwards. Ever since, they have been confined to these northern rainforests. Several layers of ancient kauri logs lie buried not far beneath your feet in Northland. These logs preserved in bogs and swamps tell the fate of previous generations of kauri forests, some living at least 45,000 years ago. Some forests collapsed when tsunamis flooded low-lying areas. Some succumbed to fires caused by lightning strikes during glacial droughts. Others were toppled by hurricanes. Despite such catastrophes, new generations of kauri continued to spring up. The oldest living Kauri is “Tane Mahuta” meaning Lord of the Forest in Maori language.

: Despite the long permanence under the mud the Swamp Kauris are preserved intact, several theories have been developed in the new Zealand Universities, but none has resulted scientifically proven. Once the timber is extracted from the ground need to be treated has fresh timber, allowing craftsmen and designers to create furniture absolutely unique. Is not frequent to sit at a table made from a timber 50.000 years old.