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Tararua Forest Park
Otaki River near Otaki Forks
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Tararua Forest Park
LocationNorth Island, New Zealand
Nearest cityPalmerston North / Upper Hutt
Coordinates40°50′S 175°23′E / 40.83°S 175.39°E / -40.83; 175.39
Area114,993 hectares (284,150 acres)
Established1954
Governing bodyDepartment of Conservation

Tararua Forest Park, often called the Tararuas is a protected area in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its area is 1,150 square kilometres (440 sq mi),[1] and its highest point, a peak called Mitre, is at 1571 m above sea level. It was established in 1954, as New Zealand's first Forest Park,[2] and is managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC) under the Conservation Act. Tararua Forest Park includes more than three-quarters of the Tararua Range, and its boundaries extend north from New Zealand State Highway 2.[3]

  1. ^ "Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Tararua Forest Park". New Zealand Tramper. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Tararua Forest Park". Department of Conservation. 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

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