Southern beech , rimu and kahikatea ( both tall conifers ) once covered more than 80 percent of new zealand , but the lowland forests are now less extensive .

南部山毛榉、新西兰陆均松和罗汉松（两者都是高大的针叶树）一度覆盖了新西兰八成的土地，不过现在低地林木的覆盖率已经减少。