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Sanctuary Area
A sanctuary area is a type of New Zealand protected area. They exist to preserve populations of important forest types, like the remnants of kauri forests in Northland. Sanctuary areas are relatively rare. Like ecological areas, most sanctuary areas were set aside by the now defunct New Zealand Forest Service in the 1970s and 1970s in response to activism by the conservationist movement. The 9,105-hectare Waipoua Forest Sanctuary, featuring giant kauri such as Tāne Mahuta, was established as the first Sanctuary Area in 1952. The Whirinaki Sanctuary, created in the 1980s to protect the podocarp forests of Whirinaki Forest Park, was one of the last to be established. The Land Information New Zealand website lists 10 sanctuary areas recognised by the New Zealand Geographic Board: * Te Arai Sanctuary, Northland * Wairaki Forest Sanctuary, Auckland * Otawa Sanctuary Area, Bay of Plenty, Bay of Plenty * Sugar Loaf Islands Sanctuary, Taranaki * Ngā Motu / Sugar Loaf Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otawa Sanctuary Area
Otawa is a rural area in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The Otawa Scenic Reserve has several walking tracks varying between 30 minutes and four hours return. The tracks are described as advanced. The peak of Otawa is 565 metres. Demographics Otawa statistical area covers north, west and southwest of Te Puke. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Otawa had a population of 1,932 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 216 people (12.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 282 people (17.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 663 households, comprising 984 males and 945 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female. The median age was 43.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 363 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 306 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 975 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (14.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 88.5% European/ P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Region
Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region (Māori: ''Te Upoko o te Ika''), is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of , and has a population of The region takes its name from Wellington, New Zealand's capital city and the region's seat. The Wellington urban area, including the cities of Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt, and Upper Hutt, accounts for percent of the region's population; other major urban areas include the Kapiti conurbation (Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati Beach, Raumati South, and Paekākāriki) and the town of Masterton. Local government The region is administered by the Wellington Regional Council, which uses the promotional name Greater Wellington Regional Council. The council region covers the conurbation around the capital city, Wellington, and the cities of Lower Hutt, Porirua, and Upper Hutt, each of which has a rural hinterland; it extends up the west coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Hills Sanctuary Area
''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), an uneducated, small-time club fighter and debt collector gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed (Weathers). ''Rocky'' entered development in March 1975, after Stallone wrote the screenplay in three days. It entered a complicated production process after Stallone refused to allow the film to be made without him in the lead role; United Artists eventually agreed to cast Stallone after he rejected a six figure deal for the film rights. Principal photography began in January 1976, with filming primarily held in Philadelphia; several locations featured in the film, such as the Rocky Steps, are now considered cultural landmarks. With an estimated production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
