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Hakatere Conservation Park

Summary

Hakatere Conservation Park is a protected area between the Rakaia River and the Rangitata River in the Ashburton District (Mid Canterbury) of New Zealand.[1][2] The park was established in 2007. It covers 60,000 hectares of rugged mountains and mountain basins, tussocklands and beech forest.[3] It includes the Ashburton Lakes, such as Lake Heron and Lake Clearwater, popular tramping area Mount Somers / Te Kiekie, and Mount Hutt skifield.[4] The closest town is Mount Somers.[5]

A rock formation on the north-western side of Mount Somers

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References edit

  1. ^ Thompson, Anna; Lovelock, Brent; Kjeldsberg, Magnus; Reis, Arianne; Jellum, Carla (1 January 2012). "The 'new' national parks: a case study of the Hakatere Conservation Park, New Zealand". CAUTHE 2012 National Conference: The new golden age of tourism and hospitality. New South Wales & Queensland , Australia: Southern Cross University. pp. 609–612. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Opening of Hakatere Conservation Park". The Beehive. Government of New Zealand. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Hakatere Conservation Park". www.doc.govt.nz. Government of New Zealand.
  4. ^ "Spectacular new park largest created in decades". The Beehive. Government of New Zealand. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Lake Camp in Hakatere Conservation Park – New Zealand Travel Insider". www.newzealandtravelinsider.com.

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