The walking tree is an "exceptional feature" and a "prime example of the remarkable trees that we, as New Zealanders, are fortunate to experience," NZ Arb president Richie Hill said in the statement.

A tree that looks like it's out for a stroll has won New Zealand tree of the year. The extraordinary northern rātā - nicknamed The Walking Tree - scooped the New Zealand Arboricultural ...

A living legend Standing at an impressive 105 feet (32 meters), the Walking Tree is estimated to be hundreds of years old, though its exact age remains a mystery. The northern rātā (Metrosideros ...

walking tree ' - a giant tree that appears to walk across an empty plain - has been named the 2024 champion of the Tree of the Year, an annual competition run by the New Zealand Tree Society.