[globetrecker]

I am curious as to whether or not the North Island gets any fall leaf color? We're moving to the Tauranga/Papamoa area and thought we'd ask out of curiosity.

[nippa&pippa]

definitely in south island! we get lovely autumn colour on the leaves. Especially Lake Wanaka famous for colourful autumn but I have not see it yet...

[IanW99]

I am curious as to whether or not the North Island gets any fall leaf color? We're moving to the Tauranga/Papamoa area and thought we'd ask out of curiosity.

Well I guess that it should be Autumn Colour, but yes, some parts of the NI do have trees that change leaf colour before they lose them over winter.

Ian

[Potato]

It really depends on if there are large stands of exotic trees, like in the streets or parks. Native NZ trees are either evergreen or semi-deciduous, dropping their leaves at any time of the year even if every other tree around them is green. They also don't go very colourful. Just green to brown really.

[Nick88]

Best autumn colour I have seen in the NI was in Hawkes Bay and up towards Opotiki. This is accentuated by droughty conditions, so colder drier places tend to have better colours. I live in Northland now and all we get is a brief show for a few days from the odd clump of poplars.

[Sam B]

Cambridge is great for Autumn colour - and the surrounding countryside - I did a post about it earlier this year, with photos.