New Zealand: Waitakere – New Zealand’s Silver Fern
By glenda. Filed in Culture, History, National and State Parks, Nature, New Zealand, Travel, Walking Tour |
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The silver fern has been a symbol of New Zealand since the 1880s. To Maori, the shape of the fronds stood for strength, resistance, and power. To other New Zealanders, it’s exemplifies their homeland as it grows throughout the country from the North Island down to the coast of the South Island. It is the most abundant of all ferns in New Zealand. You can find it on all kinds of souvenirs. We bought sports socks with ferns on them as a momento of New Zealanders who enjoy lots of physical activity. 
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