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Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks

Raetea Forest Park, Northland Region, New Zealand

Raetea Forest Park, Northland Region, New Zealand

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Wenderholm Regional Park, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Wenderholm Regional Park, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Wenderholm Regional Park is the first regional park of the Auckland Region, New Zealand. Situated between the estuaries of the Puhoi River and the Waiwera River, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, the park features a homestead known as Couldrey House, and a carved pouwhenua. This park also features the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) ‘Maungatauhoro Te Hikoi’ …

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Whakarewarewa Forest Park, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

Whakarewarewa Forest Park, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

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Whakatiwai Regional Park, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Whakatiwai Regional Park, Auckland Region, New Zealand

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Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

The Kaimai Range (sometimes referred to as the Kaimai Ranges) is a mountain range in the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of a series of ranges, with the Coromandel Range to the north and the Mamaku Ranges to the south. The Kaimai Range separates the Waikato in the west from the Bay of Plenty in the east. …

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Pureora Forest Park, Waikato Region, New Zealand

Pureora Forest Park, Waikato Region, New Zealand

Pureora Forest Park is a 78,000-hectare (190,000-acre) protected area in the North Island of New Zealand. Within its rich rain forest are an abundance of 1,000-year-old podocarp trees. It is “recognised as one of the finest rain forests in the world”. Established in 1978, after a series of protests and tree sittings, the park is one of the largest intact …

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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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Tawhitokino and Orere Point, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Tawhitokino and Orere Point, Auckland Region, New Zealand

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Waharau Regional Park, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Waharau Regional Park, Auckland Region, New Zealand

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Waipoua Forest Sanctuary, Northland Region, New Zealand

Waipoua Forest Sanctuary, Northland Region, New Zealand

Waipoua Forest preserves some of the best examples of kauri forest remaining in New Zealand. It is notable for having two of the largest living kauri trees, Tane Mahuta and Te Matua Ngahere. The forest was declared a sanctuary in 1952. A community based volunteer organisation, the Waipoua Forest Trust, helps maintain the forest. The forest, on the west coast …

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