Aorangi Forest Park

Aorangi Forest Park is a 194-square-kilometre (75 sq mi) protected area in the Wellington Region of New Zealand administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC).[1] It had been called the Haurangi Forest Park but DOC changed to reflect the Māori name of the range protected by the park.[2]

Aorangi Forest Park
Aorangi Forest Park near Cape Palliser
Aorangi Forest Park
LocationNorth Island, New Zealand
Nearest cityWellington
Coordinates41.421104°S 175.362396°E / -41.421104; 175.362396
Area19,402 hectares (47,940 acres)
Established1978
Governing bodyDepartment of Conservation

There are six backcountry huts and a recreational hunting area in the park.[2] There are deer, goats and pigs (in low numbers) in the park.[3]

Sign with former name

See also

References

  1. "Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  2. New Zealand (1996). Conservation management strategy for Wellington, 1996-2005 (PDF). Wellington Conservancy conservation management planning series. Wellington, N.Z: Dept. of Conservation. ISBN 047801807X.
  3. "Aorangi Forest Park". Department of Conservation, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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