The Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park is a
protected area
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in the
North Island
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of
New Zealand
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. It was formed in 1975 as the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park, defined as a Conservation Park in 1987, and renamed in 2009.
Land Information New Zealand
New Zealand Gazetteer The park forms a barrier between the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions, and runs from the Karangahake Gorge
The Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A sharply winding canyon, it was formed by the Ohinemuri River. State Highway 2 passes through ...
in the north, almost to Rotorua
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in the south. The park covers an area of around 37,000 hectares.
The Department of Conservation
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administers the land.
See also
* Kaimai Range
*Conservation parks of New Zealand
Conservation park is a type of specially protected status for land held by the Crown in New Zealand for conservation purposes. The status is set up under the Conservation Act 1987 and the parks are administered by the Department of Conservation (D ...
References
External links
Department of Conservation
Kaimai to Coast Walks and Tramps
Conservation parks of New Zealand
Protected areas of the Bay of Plenty Region
Protected areas of Waikato
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