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Tramping In New Zealand
Tramping, known elsewhere as backpacking Backpacking may refer to: * Backpacking (travel), low-cost, independent, international travel * Backpacking (hiking), trekking and camping overnight in the wilderness * Ultralight backpacking, a style of wilderness backpacking with an emphasis on ..., rambling, hill walking or bushwalking, is a popular activity in New Zealand. Tramping is defined as a recreational activity involving walking over rough country. Trampers often carry a backpack and wet-weather gear, and may also carry equipment for cooking and sleeping. History Alpine climbing has been a recreational activity from the early days of European settlement, and possibly earlier. From the 1950s tracks, huts and bridges were built in the forested areas of New Zealand to support hunters culling introduced deer species which had become a threat to the biodiversity of New Zealand. As tramping became popular these facilities were increasingly used by trampers. In later years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huxley River Swing Bridge
Huxley may refer to: People * Huxley (surname) * The British Huxley family ** Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895), British biologist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" ** Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), British writer, author of ''Brave New World'', grandson of Thomas Huxley ** Julian Huxley (1887–1975), British biologist, brother of Aldous Huxley ** Andrew Huxley (1917–2012), British biologist, brother of Aldous Huxley ** Anthony Huxley (1920–1992), British botanist, son of Julian Huxley ** Francis Huxley (1923–2016), British botanist, anthropologist and author, son of Julian Huxley Geography * Huxley, Alberta, Canada * Huxley, Cheshire, England * Huxley, Iowa, United States * Huxley, Texas, United States * Huxley River, New Zealand * Mount Huxley (other) Education * Huxley College of the Environment, a college of Western Washington University Other * Huxley (lunar crater) * Huxley (Martian crater) * ''Huxley'' (video game), an MMOFPS by Webzen Games Inc. * ''Huxl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deer
A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) and Capreolinae (which includes, among others reindeer (caribou), white-tailed deer, roe deer, and moose). Male deer of almost all species (except the water deer), as well as female reindeer, grow and shed new antlers each year. These antlers are bony extensions of the skull and are often used for combat between males. The musk deer ( Moschidae) of Asia and chevrotains ( Tragulidae) of tropical African and Asian forests are separate families that are also in the ruminant clade Ruminantia; they are not especially closely related to Cervidae. Deer appear in art from Paleolithic cave paintings onwards, and they have played a role in mythology, religion, and literature throughout history, as well as in heraldry, such as red deer that app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camping In New Zealand
Camping is a popular activity for both New Zealand residents and for some of the two million foreign tourists arriving every year. Campsites of different standards, generally in conjunction with other forms of accommodation, are offered by holiday park operators throughout New Zealand. The facilities at these campsites vary from just a basic toilet to a full range of camp ground amenities. Popular campsites during the summer holidays include the Mavora Lakes, Kaiteriteri Beach, Mārahau and the Coromandel Peninsula. The summer holiday period, which is over Christmas and New Year, coincides with the peak of inbound tourists, leading to high levels of crowding at popular locations. Oversight The Department of Conservation, which administers one third of the land area of New Zealand, operates 250 vehicle-accessible campsites on public land. The largest organisation representing motorised campers is the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association, which was founded in 1956. Camping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservation In New Zealand
Conservation in New Zealand has a history associated with both Māori and Europeans. Both groups of people caused a loss of species and both altered their behaviour to a degree after realising their effect on indigenous flora and fauna. Protected areas New Zealand has thirteen national parks, forty four marine reserves and many other protected areas for the conservation of biodiversity. The introduction of many invasive species is threatening the indigenous biodiversity, since the geographical isolation of New Zealand led to the evolution of plants and animals that did not have traits to protect against predation. New Zealand has a high proportion of endemic species, so pest control is generally regarded as a high priority. The New Zealand Department of Conservation administers approximately 30% of New Zealand's land, along with less than 1% of the country's marine environment, for conservation and recreational purposes. It has published lists, under the New Zealand ... [...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 protection, 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 New Zealand Department of Conservation, Department of Conservation. There are 13 National parks of New Zealand, national parks, thousands of Reserves Act 1977, reserves, 54 Conservation parks of New Zealand, conservation parks, and a range of other Conservation Act 1987, conservation areas. The department also manages 44 offshore and coastal Marine reserves of New Zealand, marine reserves. Any development in Coastal Marine Areas, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Parks Of New Zealand
Regional parks of New Zealand are protected areas administered by Regions of New Zealand, regional councils, the top tier of local government in New Zealand, local government. Regional parks are found across several regions of New Zealand: the Auckland Region, Waikato Region, Bay of Plenty Region, Hawkes Bay Region, Wellington Region and Canterbury Region. Regional parks in the Auckland and Waikato regions are administered by the Auckland Council, while parks in other areas are administered by regional councils: the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, and Canterbury Regional Council. History Regional parks in New Zealand are large open spaces typically outside the metropolitan boundaries of cities; larger than city parks and smaller than the National parks of New Zealand. The first regional park in New Zealand was the Waitākere Ranges, Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, which was established in 1964 when the Centennial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
National Parks Of New Zealand
The national parks of New Zealand are protected natural areas administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC). The first national parks established in the country were all focused on mountain scenery. Since the 1980s the focus has been on developing a more diverse representation of New Zealand landscapes. The parks are all culturally significant and many also contain historic features. Tongariro National Park is one of the World Heritage Sites that are of both cultural and natural significance, while four of the South Island national parks form Te Wahipounamu, another World Heritage Site. There are currently 13 national parks; a 14th, Te Urewera National Park, was disestablished in 2014. The national parks are administered by the Department of Conservation "for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the public". They are popular tourist destinations, with three-tenths of overseas tourists visiting at least one national park during their stay in New Zealand. Legislatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portable Stove
A portable stove is a cooking stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight, used in camping (recreation), camping, picnicking, backpacking (wilderness), backpacking, or other use in remote locations where an easily transportable means of cooking or heating is needed. Portable stoves can be used in diverse situations, such as for outdoor food service and catering and in field hospitals. Since the invention of the portable stove in the 19th century, a wide variety of designs and models have seen use in a number of different applications. Portable stoves can be broken down into several broad categories based on the type of fuel used and stove design: unpressurized stoves that use solid or liquid fuel placed in the burner before ignition; stoves that use a volatile liquid fuel in a pressurized burner; bottled gas stoves; and gravity-fed "spirit" stoves. History Early examples The shichirin, a lightweight charcoal stove, has been used in Japan in much the same form since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birds Of New Zealand
The birds of New Zealand evolved into an avifauna that included many endemism, endemic species found in no other country. As an island archipelago, New Zealand accumulated bird diversity, and when Captain James Cook arrived in the 1770s he noted that the bird vocalization, bird song was deafening. The mix includes species with unusual biology such as the kākāpō which is the world's only flightless, nocturnal parrot which also exhibits competitive display breeding using Lek mating, leks. There are also many species that are similar to neighbouring land areas. A process of colonisation, speciation and extinction has been at play over many millions of years, including recent times. Some species have arrived in human recorded history while others arrived before but are little changed. History after human settlement When Polynesian Māori arrived in New Zealand about 700 years ago, the environment changed quickly. Several species were hunted to extinction by colonizing peoples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bach (New Zealand)
A bach (sometimes spelled "batch" pronounced ), also called a crib in the southern half of the South Island, is a small, often modest holiday home or beach house in New Zealand. Baches are an iconic part of the country's history and culture. In the middle of the 20th century, they symbolized the beach holiday lifestyle that was becoming more accessible to the middle class. Baches began to gain popularity in the 1950s as roads improved and the increasing availability of cars allowed for middle-class beach holidays, often to the same beach every year. With yearly return trips being made, baches began to spring up in many family vacation spots. Etymology ''Bach'' was for some time thought to be short for bachelor pad, but they tended to be family holiday homes. An alternative theory for the origin of the word is that is the Welsh word for 'small' and 'little'. The phrase (outhouse; literally 'small house') is used for outbuildings. Sizeable populations of Welsh miners relo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Forest Service
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