Aorangi Forest Park
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Aorangi Forest Park is a 194-square-kilometre (75 sq mi) protected area in the
The park has six
The park can be accessed by foot from several local roads, or via private land with the permission of landowners.[5]
History
A sole-charger presided over the park for several decades, serving as "part caretaker, part sheriff" and de facto police, fire service and fisheries officer.[3]
A rare native long-tailed bat was detected in the forest park in March 2020.[6]
A 17-year-old hunter was rescued from the park in July 2020 after falling down a cliff.[7]
In 2021,
Two families became stranded in the park overnight in June 2021 after their four-wheel drive became stuck.[9]
International Dark Sky Reserve
The Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve is an area of 3,665 km2 (1,415 sq mi) that was designated in January 2023. The reserve is certified as an International Dark Sky Reserve, requiring a dark "core" zone that is surrounded by a populated area where policy controls protect the darkness of the core. For the Wairarapa reserve, the dark core is the entire area of the Aorangi Forest Park in the south of the reserve.[10]
See also
- Forest Parks of New Zealand
- Protected areas of New Zealand
- Conservation in New Zealand
- Tramping in New Zealand
References
- ^ "Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- ^ ISBN 047801807X.
- ^ Dominion Post.
- ^ "Aorangi Forest Park". Department of Conservation, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Aorangi Forest Park hunting". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
- Dominion Post.
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- ^ "Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve (New Zealand)". International Dark-Sky Association. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
External links
- Aorangi Forest Park at the Department of Conservation
- Aorangi Forest Park at Google Maps