Kaweka Forest Park

	Kaweka Forest Park
	Geographical location
Coordinates	39 ° 16 ′ S , 176 ° 23 ′ E Coordinates: 39 ° 16 ′ S , 176 ° 23 ′ E
Country :	New Zealand
Region (s) :	Hawke's Bay
Location:	Northwest of Napier
	Protected area
Protected area type:	Forest Park
Founded:	1974
Precursor:	State Forest (1964)
	expansion
Number of areas:	1
Length :	approx. 50 km
Width :	Max. 25 km
Area :	590 km²
Mountains :	Kaweka Range
Rivers :	Ngarurora River , Mangatainoka River , Makino River , Donald River , Tutaekuri River
	The Office Department of Conservation
Office:	Ahuriri / Napier Office; 59 Marine Parade ; Napier 4110
	Photography from Forest Park
	; The Tits ( 1418 m ), south-southwest of the 1724 m high Kaweka
	; Mahaku Spur , east of the 1724 m high Kaweka

The Kaweka Forest Park is a standing reserve forests in the region Hawke's Bay on the North Island of New Zealand . The park is subordinate to the Department of Conservation .

geography

The Kaweka Forest Park is located around 35 km northwest of Napier in the mountains of the Kaweka Range . The approximately 59,000 hectare park extends from the north, where it is adjacent to the Kaimanawa Forest Park , first in a south-south-east direction and then swings with its southern part to the south-south-west. The park has a length of approx. 50 km and measured approx. 25 km at its widest point. The highest point in the park is the Kaweka with a height of 1724 m .

The park can be reached via a country road coming from Hastings , which extends west to New Zealand State Highway 1 and runs through the southern part of Forest Park .

history

In 1964, the forest areas of the Kaweka Range were named a State Forest . This then resulted in the Kaweka Forest Park in 1974 with an area of 52,000 hectares , which at that time was still managed by the New Zealand Forest Service . Another 7,000 hectares were added later, so that the park, which came into the care of the Department of Conservation from 1987 , had a total area of 59,000 hectares.

literature

New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 (English).

Web links

Commons : Kaweka Forest Park - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Kaweka Forest Park . Department of Conservation,accessed March 3, 2020.
Kaweka Forest Park & Puketitiri Reserves . (PDF; 761 kB)Department of Conservation, April 2005,accessed on March 3, 2020(English, flyer).

Individual evidence

^ New Zealand Touring Atlas . 2015, p. Map 19, Map 27, Map 28 .
↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on March 3, 2020
^ New Zealand Touring Atlas . 2015, p. Map 28 .
↑ Kaweka Forest Park & Puketitiri Reserves . (PDF; 761 kB) Department of Conservation , April 2005, p. 7 f. , accessed on March 3, 2020 (English, flyer).

[Hema_Maps_S19_27_28-1] New Zealand Touring Atlas . 2015, p. Map 19, Map 27, Map 28 .

[Google_Earth-2] Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on March 3, 2020

[Hema_Maps_S28-3] New Zealand Touring Atlas . 2015, p. Map 28 .

[DOC_Flyer_S7f-4] Kaweka Forest Park & Puketitiri Reserves . (PDF; 761 kB) Department of Conservation , April 2005, p. 7 f. , accessed on March 3, 2020 (English, flyer).