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Lammerlaw Range
The Lammerlaw Range is in the Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ... region of New Zealand. It is an important watershed, and the source of many of the tributaries in the Taieri River, Taieri and lower Clutha River systems. The origins of the placename are Scottish. Windfarms have been sited in the area. The area includes distinctive geology including ribbon fens and peat habitats. The Lammerlaw and Lammermoor Ranges also include Tussock (grass), tussock grasslands. Parts of the ranges are in Te Papanui Conservation Park. The endangered Eldon's galaxias (''Galaxias eldoni'') is found in the range. See also *Protected areas of New Zealand *Conservation parks of New Zealand References External links 1949 aerial photograph of the Lammerlaw Range National Libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldon's Galaxias (Galaxias Eldoni) Habitat
Eldon's galaxias (''Galaxias eldoni'') is an endangered galaxiid fish endemic to New Zealand. One of several fishes in the genus '' Galaxias'' found in Central Otago, it has a very small home range and is at risk of being driven to extinction by trout introduced for recreational fishing. Taxonomy Eldon's galaxias was described in 1997 by New Zealand freshwater ichthyologist Bob McDowall from specimens collected in 1995 and 1996. It is part of the '' Galaxias vulgaris'' species complex, and differs from '' Galaxias pullus'', another new species McDowall had found in the same area genetically and by its colour pattern: irregular stripes that continue across its back. The name recognises the ichthyologist G. A. (Tony) Eldon, who helped collect specimens and had retired not long before McDowall described this species. Description ''Galaxias eldoni'' is an elongated, deep-bodied ''Galaxias'', usually 80 mm in length (although very large individuals can reach 155 mm). Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otago
Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government region. Its population was The name "Otago" is the local southern Māori dialect pronunciation of " Ōtākou", the name of the Māori village near the entrance to Otago Harbour. The exact meaning of the term is disputed, with common translations being "isolated village" and "place of red earth", the latter referring to the reddish-ochre clay which is common in the area around Dunedin. "Otago" is also the old name of the European settlement on the harbour, established by the Weller Brothers in 1831, which lies close to Otakou. The upper harbour later became the focus of the Otago Association, an offshoot of the Free Church of Scotland, notable for its adoption of the principle that ordinary people, not the landowner, should choose the min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taieri River
The Taieri River is the fourth-longest river in New Zealand and is in Otago in the South Island. Rising in the Lammerlaw Range, it initially flows north, then east around the Rock and Pillar range before turning southeast, reaching the sea south of Dunedin. The upper reaches meander in a series of convoluted loops across a floodplain above Paerau, close to the aptly named locality of Serpentine; the river has created many small oxbow lakes in this area, some of which have been converted into water meadows. From here the river runs through two small hydroelectric power stations before reaching Patearoa in the Maniototo. The Taieri then arcs through almost 180 degrees, entering a broad glacial valley (the Strath-Taieri) surrounded by rugged hill ranges. Immediately downstream the river has cut a steep-sided declivity, the Taieri Gorge. This is known for the Taieri Gorge Railway, which follows a route into Central Otago through it. In the Taieri's lower reaches there is a bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clutha River
The Clutha River (, officially gazetted as Clutha River / ) is the second longest river in New Zealand and the longest in the South Island. It flows south-southeast through Central and South Otago from Lake Wānaka in the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean, south west of Dunedin. It is the highest volume river in New Zealand, and the swiftest, with a catchment of , discharging a mean flow of . The river is known for its scenery, gold-rush history, and swift turquoise waters. A river conservation group, the Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group, is working to establish a regional river parkway, with a trail, along the entire river corridor. Geography The ultimate source of the river is at the head of the Makarora River, close to the saddle of the Haast Pass, which flows into the northern end of Lake Wānaka. The southern end of the lake drains into the nascent Clutha close to Albert Town, where it is met by its first main tributary, the Hāwea River, the outflow of Lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lammermoor Range
The Lammermoor Range is a range of rugged hills in Central Otago, in southern New Zealand. The range runs for approximately 30 kilometres northeast from the Lammerlaw Range before reaching the Sutton Salt Lake, which separates it from the southern end of the Rock and Pillar Range southwest of Middlemarch. The young Taieri River flows through the range and along its northwest flank. The range was named for the Lammermuir Hills in south east Scotland, possibly influenced by the spelling of Walter Scott's novel '' The Bride of Lammermoor'', which is set in those hills. The Lammermoor Range was the designated site for Project Hayes, a giant controversial wind farm proposal which was abandoned in 2012. The Lammermoor Range is one of only two sites where the Nationally Endangered Burgan skink The Burgan skink (''Oligosoma burganae'') is a nationally endangered species of skink native to New Zealand. It was described from a specimen found near the Burgan Stream, in the Rock and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tussock (grass)
Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennial plants, most species live more than one season. Tussock grasses are often found as forage in pastures and ornamental grasses in gardens. Many species have long roots that may reach or more into the soil, which can aid slope stabilization, erosion control, and soil porosity for precipitation absorption. Also, their roots can reach moisture more deeply than other grasses and annual plants during seasonal or climatic droughts. The plants provide habitat and food for insects (including Lepidoptera), birds, small animals and larger herbivores, and support beneficial soil mycorrhiza. The leaves supply material, such as for basket weaving, for indigenous peoples and contemporary artists. Tussock and bunch grasses occur in almost any ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Papanui Conservation Park
Te Papanui Conservation Park is a mainland island in the Otago Region of New Zealand. It is managed by the Department of Conservation An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment ..., and opened in its current form in March 2003. See also * Mainland islands References Protected areas of Otago {{Otago-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldon's Galaxias
Eldon's galaxias (''Galaxias eldoni'') is an endangered galaxiid fish endemic to New Zealand. One of several fishes in the genus ''Galaxias'' found in Central Otago, it has a very small home range and is at risk of being driven to extinction by trout introduced for recreational fishing. Taxonomy Eldon's galaxias was described in 1997 by New Zealand freshwater ichthyologist Bob McDowall from specimens collected in 1995 and 1996. It is part of the ''Galaxias vulgaris'' species complex, and differs from ''Galaxias pullus'', another new species McDowall had found in the same area genetically and by its colour pattern: irregular stripes that continue across its back. The name recognises the ichthyologist G. A. (Tony) Eldon, who helped collect specimens and had retired not long before McDowall described this species. Description ''Galaxias eldoni'' is an elongated, deep-bodied ''Galaxias'', usually 80 mm in length (although very large individuals can reach 155 mm). Its snou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Areas Of New Zealand
Protected areas of New Zealand are areas that are in some way protected to preserve their environmental, scientific, scenic, historical, cultural or recreational value. There are about 10,000 protected areas covering about a third of the country. The method and aims of protection vary according to the importance of the resource and whether it is publicly or privately owned. Nearly 30 percent of New Zealand's land mass is publicly owned with some degree of protection. Most of this land – about – is administered by the Department of Conservation. There are 13 national parks, thousands of reserves, 54 conservation parks, and a range of other conservation areas. The department also manages 44 offshore and coastal marine reserves. Any development in Coastal Marine Areas, which extend up to the mean high water spring mark and up to a kilometre up rivers, require a resource consent under the Resource Management Act. History The history of New Zealand's protected areas dates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservation Parks Of New Zealand
Conservation park is a type of specially protected status for land held by the Crown in New Zealand for conservation purposes. The status is set up under the Conservation Act 1987 and the parks are administered by the Department of Conservation (DoC). , there were 54 conservation parks in New Zealand (including 36 forest parks), covering an area of 2,690,191 hectares. Forest parks Forest parks have a less stringent level of protection than National Parks and are used for a wide variety of recreational and commercial activities. Some forest parks have recently been renamed conservation parks, for instance, the former 'Whirinaki Forest Park' which became the Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park in 2010. *Aorangi Forest Park * Coromandel Forest Park * Craigieburn Forest Park * Hanmer Forest Park *Herekino Forest Park * Houto Forest Park * Hukerenui Forest Park *Kaihu Forest Park * Kaiikanui Forest Park *Kaimanawa Forest Park *Kaweka Forest Park *Lake Sumner Forest Park *Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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