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Forest Parks Of New Zealand
Conservation park is a type of specially protected land status held by the Crown in New Zealand for conservation purposes. The status is established 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 Fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaweka Forest Park
Kaweka Forest Park is in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand, adjacent to Kaimanawa Forest Park. This region of the central North Island contains large tracts of pine plantations, some of them also within the park, and as a consequence, invasive wilding conifers are present throughout the park. The highest peak in the park is Kaweka at . The Mangatutu Hot Springs, in the vicinity of the Mohaka River, are in the park. History In the late 1800s European settlers cleared the land for farming. However, the steep terrain and poor soil made it difficult to farm. By 1900 farming had ceased, and the park became a State Forest in the 1960s. During this period it was replanted with exotic pine trees and was turned into a Forest Park in 1972. Climate See also * Kaweka Range *Forest parks of New Zealand *Tramping in New Zealand Tramping, known elsewhere as backpacking Backpacking may refer to: * Backpacking (travel), low-cost, independent, international travel * Backpack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pureora Forest Park
Pureora Forest Park is a protected area in the North Island of New Zealand. Within its rich rainforest are an abundance of 1,000-year-old Podocarpaceae, 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 tracts of native forest in the North Island and has high conservation value due to the variety of plant life and animal habitats. New Zealand's largest Podocarpus totara, totara tree is located nearby on private land. History Anti-logging protests were led by conservation activists Stephen King (conservationist), Stephen King, Shirley Guildford, and others in the late 1970s in what is now Pureora Forest Park. They had a novel way of erecting platforms on treetops, sitting over it to protest logging operations in the forests. The result of their efforts was tri-fold: the park was established in 1978; the New Zealand Government changed rules to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puketi Forest Park
Poeketi or Puketi is a Ndyuka village in Suriname. It lies in Sipaliwini District. On May 15, 2010, a plane crashed near Poeketi. Energy Between 1981 and 1987, electricity was provided by the Puketi hydroelectric power plant. After this power plant stopped working during the Surinamese Interior War there have been attempts to rehabilitate the facility, but after a university delegation in 2003 and 2004 investigated the possibilities for hydroelectric power in the region, the Ministry for Regional Development decided to instead fund the construction of a larger hydroelectric power plant at the Gran Olo rapids nearby. This power plant is still to be completed. Transportation By air Poeketi is served by Poeketi Airstrip, offering Caricom Airways scheduled services from Paramaribo Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukenui Forest Park
Pukenui is a locality on the southwest side of Houhora Harbour on the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland Region, Northland, New Zealand. runs through it. The name means "large hill" in the Māori language. Demographics Statistics New Zealand describes Pukenui as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Pukenui is part of the larger Aupouri Peninsula#Demographics, North Cape statistical area. Pukenui had a population of 834 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 129 people (18.3%) since the 2018 New Zealand census, 2018 census, and an increase of 219 people (35.6%) since the 2013 New Zealand census, 2013 census. There were 423 males, and 408 females in 333 dwellings. 1.8% of people identified as LGBTQ, LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 129 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 111 (13.3%) aged 15 to 29, 360 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 234 (28.1% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirongia Forest Park
Pirongia Forest Park is a protected area southwest of Hamilton, New Zealand. It covers across four blocks of land - Pirongia (the largest), Te Maunga O Karioi Block, and the small Mangakino Block and Te Rauamoa Block. The park encompasses Mount Pirongia west of Pirongia and Karioi, Mount Karioi near the coast southwest of Raglan, New Zealand, Raglan. Wairēinga / Bridal Veil Falls Scenic Reserve is located nearby, but is separate to Pirongia Forest Park. History Prior to colonisation Waikato Tainui#Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Hikairo and Ngāti Māhanga occupied most of the current area of the Forest Park. A small area to the north east (see map of lands) was included in the New Zealand land confiscations#Waikato, 1865 confiscation area. That boundary now largely defines the area remaining as bush. The remaining area remained in Māori ownership until the summit area was bought in 1900 and further purchases and donations were added to the area until the Park was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opua Forest Park
Opua is a locality in the Bay of Islands, in the sub-tropical Northland Region of New Zealand. It is notable as the first port for overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Ocean. In the original 1870s plans for the town, it was named Newport. The town of Paihia is nearby, and the small settlement of Te Haumi is in between. The car ferry across the Bay of Islands, the main tourist access to Russell, runs between Opua and Okiato. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the flower" for ''Ōpua''. The Waimangaro area north-west of Opua is listed on the Ngāpuhi and Te Puni Kōkiri websites as a traditional meeting point of the Ngāpuhi hapū of Te Uri Ongaonga. Demographics Opua, including Te Haumi to the north, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Ōpua had a population of 1,248 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 99 people (8.6%) sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-west Nelson Forest Park
North-west Nelson Forest Park, also spelled Northwest Nelson Forest Park and North West Nelson Forest Park, is a forest park that was initially very large and managed by the New Zealand Forest Service until the Department of Conservation (New Zealand), Department of Conservation was formed in 1987. It existed in its initial form from 1970 until 1996, when most of it became Kahurangi National Park. Since then, the remainder of the forest park has been made up of many disparate and unconnected areas around the perimeter of the national park. History Beginning in 1920, forest parks were gazetted north of the Buller River. In the end, there were thirteen separate forest parks. The northernmost eight of those parks were gazetted as the North-west Nelson Forest Park in 1970. The North-west Nelson Forest Park covered approximately of land. The forest park was managed by the New Zealand Forest Service. In 1970, many of the tracks in the park were overgrown. The Forest Service started on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Richmond Forest Park
Mount Richmond Forest Park is a forest park in New Zealand, administered by the Department of Conservation. Established in 1977, the forest park is located between Nelson and Marlborough and consists of 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 elevation above sea level of . The park covers . History The future park was the location of New Zealand's first deadly civilian aviation incident associated with regular passenger air service. On 7 May 1942, a plane flying from Wellington to Nelson with two pilots and three passengers, was lost in the area. A subsequent investigation found a burnt out plane and no survivors on the upper slopes of Mount Richmond. The park was established in 1977. Te Araroa uses some of the 250 kilometers of tracks and huts A hut is a small dwelling, which may be constructed of various local materials. Huts are a type of vernacular architecture bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
