The Hāwea Conservation Park is a
protected area
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in the
South Island
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of
New Zealand
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. It was created in September 2008 from land that previously had a number of separate tenures.
The majority of the land forming the park was public conservation land but some previously unallocated Crown land and land from the
tenure review process also formed part of the park. The park covers an area of around the northern part of
Lake Hāwea.
The
Department of Conservation
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administers the land.
American media personality
Matt Lauer has blocked public access to the conservation park through his leasehold on the Hunter Station farm.
See also
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Protected areas of New Zealand
Protected areas of New Zealand are areas that are in some way protected to preserve their environmental, scientific, scenic, historical, cultural or recreational value. There are about 10,000 protected areas covering about a third of the country. ...
References
External links
Department of Conservation- Hāwea Conservation Park discussion document
Conservation parks of New Zealand
Protected areas of Otago
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