Question 1: The largest specimen of which there is any known record grew on the mountains at the head of the Tararu Creek that falls into the ________ just north of the mouth of the Waihou River (Thames).
Question 3: In a process known as leaching, these acidic molecules pass through the soil layers with the help of rainfall, and release other nutrients trapped in ________ such as nitrogen and phosphorus.
Question 6: It spread south through Whangarei, past Dargaville and as far south as ________, attaining its peak distribution during the years 3000-2000 BP.
Question 8: While the reproduction of kauri seed cones takes place between male and female seed cones of the same tree, ________ of the seeds occurs by pollination, which may be driven by the same or another tree's pollen.
Question 9: In areas where large amounts of forest are destroyed, such as by logging, kauri seedlings are able to regenerate much more easily due not only to increased sunlight, but their stronger resistance to wind and ________.