13 Tonks Avenue, Wellington, New Zealand - newz110
Additional Site Information
Gretel Boswijk

Purpose of collection: 
Archaeology - construction (felling dates)


Cores stored at: 
Samples stored at the Tree-Ring Laboratory, School of Environment, 
University of Auckland. Available to view on site.


Reference:
Fowler AM, Boswijk G, Lorrey AM, Gergis J, Pirie M, McCloskey SPJ, 
Palmer JG, Wunder J. 2012. Multi-centennial tree-ring record of ENSO-
related activity in New Zealand. Nature Climate Change 2:172-176. 


NOTES: 
TNKA (13 Tonks Avenue, Wellington) is a large two-storey villa in 
Edwardian Queen Anne influenced style. 66 samples obtained from sarking 
(wall lining). 37 samples crossdated of which 36 are in the chronology 
and one is independantly dated. Raw ring width measurements (0.01 mm) 
and raw chronology only. Please note that because of the large size of 
kauri and industrialized production: (a) series represent only part of 
the growth span of the tree; (b) there may be a high proportion 
of 'same-tree' material in the set (five 'same-tree' sets identified); 
(c) timber may be from different regions in the kauri growth range. 
There is an unpublished site report available on request from the TRL.