Winter hours apply weekends from June 9th through to September 30th.
The visitor centre and gift shop will be closed for these weekends and the honesty box applies.
No dogs allowed.
William Douglas Cook began planting his farm at Eastwoodhill in 1910. Before he died in 1967, he sought to secure his vision for the future and...
In 1945 Douglas Cook and Bill Crooks decided to plant 10 hectares of land on what was to become Douglas Park. However, a lengthy drought followed and...
The Pinetum was established in the early 1990's on a fairly harsh site, not suitable for much except pines. It now contains over 70 different species, subspecies...
At only 5 hectares, Orchard Hill is a small but important part of the arboretum. The coolness and part shade of the site influenced Douglas Cook...
The origin the name of this part of the arboretum goes back to before the mid 1920s. About 1927 the roads were metalled for the first time...
A relatively recent development, the Native Reserve takes in 2 hectares of natural regenerating bush in Cabin Park[[sitetree_link,id=]], and the 1979 plantings of native timber species...
Cabin Park was Douglas Cook's major extension of the garden in the mid 1930s. He set out a series of tracks up the hill at the...
Our walks cater for all levels of fitness and ability , from flat tree lined paths to a steep climb up Mt Arateitei which rewards visitors...
What is a herbarium? A herbarium is a collection of plant material preserved as a botanical record. Most of the collection consists of pressed and dried flowering...
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