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 …

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 …

Rimutaka Forest Park is a protected area near Wellington, New Zealand. It covers 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi), encompassing the Catchpool Valley and the Orongorongo Valley at the southern end of the Rimutaka Range. Established in October 1988, the park contains several short walks and five huts that can be booked and accessed by longer bush tramps. A population …

User reviewed online profile of Puketi Forest Park: Northland region, New Zealand. Plan your adventure holiday to Puketi 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 Puketi Forest …

The Northland Region (Maori: Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand’s 16 local government regions. New Zealanders often call it the Far North, or, because of its mild climate, the Winterless North. The main population centre is the city of Whangarei and the largest town is Kerikeri. User reviewed online profile of Tangihua Forest Park: Northland Region, New …

Kaitoke Regional Park is a Wellington Regional park located in Kaitoke, New Zealand, past Upper Hutt. The park is adjacent to the Hutt water collection area and comprises mostly native bush. The most popular loop walk in the park leads through the valley of the Upper Hutt River. It was opened in 1983. The park was the filming location for …

East Harbour Regional Park is a Wellington Regional park stretching from Baring Head along the east side of the Wellington Harbour along the east side of Eastbourne, New Zealand. The park covers the bush-clad hills between Eastbourne and Wainuiomata, from near sea level to up to 373 metres (1,224 ft) (Lowry). Several tracks, some along ridges and one into the …

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 …

Craigieburn Forest Park is a protected area in the South Island of New Zealand. One of its boundaries lies in part alongside State Highway 73 and is adjacent to the eastern flanks of the Southern Alps. The Broken River Ski Area and the Craigieburn Valley Ski Area lie within its borders. As with all other public land in New Zealand …

Mount Richmond Forest Park is a Forest Park in New Zealand administrated by the Department of Conservation. Established in 1977, the forest park is located between Nelson and Marlborough and consists of 165,946 hectares of conservation estate. Around 80% of the area is covered in bush. The most notable peak in the forest park is Mount Richmond, which has an …