Aorangi Forest Park
| Aorangi Forest Park | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Aorangi Forest Park near Cape Palliser | |
.png)  Aorangi Forest Park | |
| Location | North Island, New Zealand |
| Nearest city | Wellington |
| Coordinates | 41°25′16″S 175°21′45″E / 41.421104°S 175.362396°E |
| Area | 19,402 hectares (47,940 acres) |
| Established | 1978 |
| Governing body | Department of Conservation |
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]
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]
See also
- Forest Parks of New Zealand
- Protected areas of New Zealand
- Conservation in New Zealand
- Tramping in New Zealand
References
- ^ "Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Aorangi Forest Park". Department of Conservation, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aorangi Forest Park.
- Aorangi Forest Park at the Department of Conservation
- Aorangi Forest Park at Google Maps