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Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park

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Situated along the track are three huts, Skips, Rogers and Moerangi. All three spots are a good stopping point for riders or a place to stay on an overnight ride.
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The track is 35 km of Grade 3 (intermediate) mountain bike track and takes around 5 to 6 hours to complete for someone with medium to high level of fitness.
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The Moerangi Track is a dual purpose track for mountain bikers and trampers located in the Whirinaki Te Pu-a-Tane Conservation Park.
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The unsealed River Road provides access to a carpark and the starting point of many walks. Short walks lead through native bush to
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is a popular recreation in the park and there is a network of 175 km of tracks and 9 huts that are used for this purpose.
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they provide to support life on our planet, led by the local school, Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi and its community.
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The forests were a focus of protests over logging in the 1970s and 80s. Large parts of the park remain covered in native
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Whirinaki is the location of Nga Hua a Tane, a radical place based research program on rainforests and the
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is responsible for administering the 562 km (217 sq mi) park jointly with the local iwi,
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to Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park. Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne means the abundance of
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Conservation Management Plan – Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park (2017)
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In 2010, a co-governance agreement was signed with Ngati Whare as part of a
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Taipari, Greg (9 December 2009). "100 years' grievance is settled".
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Hutton, Neil Robert (2018). "Monitoring Bats in the Whirinaki" in
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https://blog.doc.govt.nz/2018/01/27/whirinaki-bat-monitoring/
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Whirinaki Forest information – Department of Conservation
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Van Dongen, Yvonne (1989). "Minginui's Last Stand" in
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of New Zealand. The park is centered on the town of
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https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/minginuis-last-stand/
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Whirinaki Forest Park

New Zealand relief map
North Island
Rotorua
38°40′S 176°41′E / 38.667°S 176.683°E / -38.667; 176.683
Department of Conservation
North Island
Minginui
Te Urewera
Department of Conservation
Ngāti Whare
Tramping

backcountry huts
Waiatiu Falls
Arohaki Lagoon
Te Whaiti-Nui-A-Toi
Whirinaki Falls
podocarp
rimu
tōtara
kahikatea
Prumnopitys taxifolia
ecosystem services
treaty settlement
David Bellamy
Tāne
Tāne
Conservation parks of New Zealand

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