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Tag Archives: Rafting in New Zealand

Kahurangi National Park, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regions, New Zealand

Kahurangi National Park, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regions, New Zealand

Kahurangi National Park is a national park in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand, ranging to near Golden Bay in north. It was gazetted in 1996 and covers 4,529 square kilometers (1,749 sq mi). It is the second largest of New Zealand’s fourteen national parks. It was formed from what was called the North-west Nelson Forest Park. …

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Ruahine Forest Park, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand

Ruahine Forest Park, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand

The Ruahine Range is the largest of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand that form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington. The ridge is at its most pronounced from the central North Island down to Wellington, where it comprises the Ruahine, Tararua and Rimutaka Ranges. The …

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Hanmer Forest Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Hanmer Forest Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

User reviewed online profile of Hanmer Forest Park: Canterbury Region, New Zealand. Plan your adventure holiday to Hanmer Forest Park armed with information and reviews provided by experts and by users. Find out about when to go, how to get there, what to do, best season to visit, its wildlife, habitat and much more… What to do in Hanmer Forest …

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Raukumara Forest Park, Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay Regions, New Zealand

Raukumara Forest Park, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay regions New Zealand

User reviewed online profile of Raukumara Forest Park: Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay regions, New Zealand. Plan your adventure holiday to Raukumara Forest Park armed with information and reviews provided by experts and by users. Find out about when to go, how to get there, what to do, best season to visit, its wildlife, habitat and much more… What to do …

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Kaweka Forest Park, Hawke’s Bay Region, New Zealand

Kaweka Forest Park

Kaweka Forest Park is in the Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand. Invasive wilding conifers are present in the park. The highest peak in the park is Kaweka at 1724 metres. The Mangatutu Hot Springs, in the vicinity of the Mohaka River, are in the park. In the late 1800s European settlers cleared the land for farming. However, the steep …

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Nelson Lakes National Park, Nelson Region, New Zealand

Nelson Lakes National Park, Nelson Region, New Zealand

Nelson Lakes National Park is located in the South Island of New Zealand. It was formed in 1956 and covers some 1,020 square kilometres (390 sq mi). It is centered at two large lakes, Rotoiti and Rotoroa. The park also includes surrounding valleys (including Travers, Sabine, and D’Urville, upper reaches of the Matakitaki) and mountain ranges (Saint Arnaud Range, Mount …

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Kaimanawa Forest Park, Tongariro and Taupo Regions, New Zealand

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User reviewed online profile of Kaimanawa Forest Park: Tongariro and Taupo regions, New Zealand. Plan your adventure holiday to Kaimanawa Forest Park armed with information and reviews provided by experts and by users. Find out about when to go, how to get there, what to do, best season to visit, its wildlife, habitat and much more… What to do in …

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