Tourism
The tree attracts about 50,000 visitors every year. To help prevent the spread of the kauri dieback disease, Phytophthora taxon Agathis (PTA), tourists are advised to clean their footwear before entering the area, and again if they will be visiting another forest site.
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“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)