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Manawatu/Whanganui

Waitōtara Conservation Area

Waitōtara Conservation Area

Located in the Manawatu/Whanganui region

Introduction

The Waitōtara Conservation Area along with the Whanganui National Park forms the second largest area of lowland forest in the North Island.

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Waitōtara Conservation Area

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Walking and tramping

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Trains Track

Follow the Waitōtara River to Trains Hut.

Duration:4–5 hr

Difficulty:Advanced

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Puteore Hut

This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Whanganui region.

Category:Standard

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Tahupo Hut

This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Whanganui region.

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Trains Hut

This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Whanganui region.

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Hunting

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Waitōtara Conservation Area and Rotokohu Scenic Reserve hunting

In Waitōtara Conservation Area and Rotokohu Scenic Reserve goats, pigs and fallow deer are present in low numbers.

Species:Deer - Fallow, Goats, Pigs

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Nature and conservation

Tall and majestic rimu, Hall’s tōtara, and northern rātā reach above a canopy dominated by tawa and kāmahi, while black beech forest clings to the sharp infertile ridge tops. While this area is mainly mature contiguous forest some large areas of scrub and regenerating forest provide reminders of futile settler attempts to establish farming.

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