Redwoods Treehouse Restaurant Sits High In New Zealand (PHOTOS)

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If you'd like to cross treetop dining off of your bucket list, check out the Redwoods Treehouse near Auckland, New Zealand. This wonderland of cocoons and walkways built from sustainably-harvested pine and poplar slats and locally-milled redwood balustrading is about as amazing as lofty eateries come. Daytime diners can expect to be shined on by natural light as they dine 40 meters above the ground.

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We first showcased this incredible treehouse restaurant years ago while it was still in its design phase, and now we're thrilled to bring you pictures of the completed structure! The Redwoods Treehouse near Auckland, New Zealand is a wonderland of cocoons and walkways built in a redwood forest out of sustainably-harvested pine and poplar slats and locally-milled redwood balustrading. Natural light shines through the slats into the restaurant interior located 40 meters above the ground. Since its completion the treehouse has claimed multiple honors and awards.

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We first showcased this incredible treehouse restaurant years ago while it was still in its design phase, and now we're thrilled to bring you pictures of the completed structure! The Redwoods Treehouse near Auckland, New Zealand is a wonderland of cocoons and walkways built in a redwood forest out of sustainably-harvested pine and poplar slats and locally-milled redwood balustrading. Natural light shines through the slats into the restaurant interior located 40 meters above the ground. Since its completion the treehouse has claimed multiple honors and awards.

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I'd Rather Eat On The Ground Why Can't All Restaurants Be In Trees?!

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[SilentSolidarity]

03:26 AM on 02/28/2011

I think we do the trees a great favor when we leave them alone.

[sloreader]

07:43 PM on 02/27/2011

They have redwoods in New Zealand? News to me. Don't tell the lumber companies!

[NanaMex]

02:35 AM on 02/28/2011

Australian mountain ash (Eucalyptu­s regnans).

[sloreader]

03:55 PM on 02/28/2011

And not Sequoia sempervirens!

[WFC]

02:42 AM on 02/27/2011

Article say its 40 meters ( 120 plus feet) off the ground? It looks maybe 15 ft high.

[NanaMex]

04:05 AM on 02/27/2011

In the full length photo, one is fooled by perspective into thinking it is not as high as advertised. Once you realise the actual size of the structure, and the size of the tree, the height above ground becomes more obvious. These trees in NZ grow to as much as 69 metres tall.

[ChicagoBob]

10:34 PM on 02/26/2011

Trees are better left as restaurants for birds and squirrels, not people.

[marco01]

01:05 AM on 02/27/2011

Come on, can't we have one in the world?

Are you against tree houses for kids too?

[MJinCanada]

06:49 PM on 02/26/2011

Beautiful.

[tenderlung]

07:49 AM on 02/26/2011

why is this tagged "australia restaurant"... the eds know new zealand isn't in australia right

[NanaMex]

03:56 AM on 02/27/2011

Not yet, anyway. *grinz*

[NanaMex]

04:07 AM on 02/27/2011

They got it nearly right, though. The tree is a Australian mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans).

[tenderlung]

06:10 AM on 02/27/2011

once they implied that east timor was in australia. i think the eds might have flunked out of geography.

[KarlaElisa]

01:00 AM on 02/26/2011

lovely.

[mados123]

10:52 PM on 02/25/2011

I hate wedding videos when they all jump up and down and then fall through the floor. I can just see this now.

[YourNewNeighbor]

09:12 PM on 02/25/2011

Treehouse Restaurant's most popular menu items:

Very local squirrel with moss and bark puree

Young woodpecker almondine

Leaves and twigs salad

cat-up-a-tree bisque

blanched acorns served in a lost Frisbee

[bulldinky]

12:10 AM on 02/26/2011

Served with fresh guano sauce.

[scorpioman]

08:32 PM on 02/25/2011

what happens during the rainy season?

[mudshark12]

07:25 PM on 02/26/2011

'Tis a fair-weather venue, this is why they have folding chairs as calicanuck (below) pointed out. I do like the architectural style that was used and it makes me want to go to New Zealand to see it.

[Tom Joad]

08:29 PM on 02/25/2011

...not impressed...leave the trees alone...

[Larkhill]

02:05 AM on 02/26/2011

Hey, Tom... how's that face healing?

[MJinCanada]

06:53 PM on 02/26/2011

I dunno, Tom. Sometimes you have to pimp a few trees to get more people to appreciate them. It's like movies about whales and penguins. A lot of people don't care unless it's cute.

[calicanuck]

07:11 PM on 02/25/2011

Folding chairs?

[MJinCanada]

06:50 PM on 02/26/2011

Makes more sense when it rains in.

[Fi]

06:31 PM on 02/25/2011

Beautiful

[codabinoculars]

06:13 PM on 02/25/2011

This is all very well and good...but how's the food?

[bulldinky]

12:12 AM on 02/26/2011

Great - everything catered by McDonald's of New Zealand.

[Skyhawk]

05:16 PM on 02/25/2011

Beautiful. Um what happens if rains?

[GSR]

06:41 PM on 02/25/2011

Leave Seattle and move to Auckland I suppose.

[sloreader]

07:46 PM on 02/27/2011

Spend the summer in California.