Ko te Manoao he rākau whakakake o Aotearoa. He rākau roa nō te wao. He rite ki te kauri. Kei te rohe o te Tai Tokerau e tupu ana. E mata ana, he rite ngā rau ki o te tōtara. Kia pakari, kua pipiri te noho o ngā rau.Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Halocarpus kirkii. He ingoa anō ki te reo Māori, arā, he Manawau. Ko te ingoa i te reo Pākehā he Kirks Pine.