Patui forest remnants
Location Patui forest remnants are located approximately 22 kms east of Stratford near Makahu in east Taranaki. The site lies within the Matemateaonga Ecological District and Patea River catchment. At the western end the remnants are connected to adjacent native forest including the Tututawa Conservation Area and Tututawa Local Purpose Reserve. Other nearby protected areas…
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Location Bordering the Oreti River, the reserve lies on the western edge of the suburb of Otatara, about 6km west of Invercargill in Southland. The reserve entrance is on Oreti Road. Description Oreti Totara Dune Forest was purchased in 2020 following a successful fundraising campaign. With the COVID-19 pandemic making for some of the most…
Read MoreMangarakau Accomodation
The Mangarakau Wetland reserve has a Lodge available for overnight accommodation. It is well equipped with kitchen utensils. You need only bring food and bedding. From the Lodge there are many walking tracks around the reserve and neighbouring areas, otherwise you can soak up the atmosphere on the verandah or inspect the nearby tree plantings.…
Read MoreTaranaki Mahood-Lowe Reserve
Location About 8km south of Egmont Village, the reserve is situated adjacent to the northern boundary of Egmont National Park, with the Waiwhakaiho River near the eastern boundary. The Kai Auahi Stream forms the western boundary. Description Mahood-Lowe Reserve was purchased in 2018 following a successful fundraising campaign. A further 9ha was added in 2020…
Read MoreEd Hillary Hope Reserve
Location The reserve adjoins the Four Brothers Scenic Reserve (and the Karamu Walkway), midway between Hamilton and Raglan on SH23. The entrance is on Old Mountain Road (approximately 732 Old Mountain Road), Waitetuna. Description Purchased in 2014, this 460ha Reserve is named in recognition of Sir Edmund Hillary, Patron of the Native Forest Restoration Trust…
Read MorePuhoi Far North
Location The 294ha Puhoi Far North Reserve is located just off the Honeymoon Valley Rd near Peria in the Far North District. It is a block of mostly mature forest surrounded by regenerating shrubland to the south and east, adjoining the Maungataniwha Forest less than 2km away, and by farmland and pine plantations to the…
Read MoreWekaweka Reserve
Location The property is situated on the northern fringe of the Waipoua Forest, along the northern flank of Parataiko Range, and extends down to Waimamaku River in the Wekaweka Valley below. Description The main 112 hectare part of the Wekaweka Valley Reserve joined the Native Forest Restoration Trust reserve portfolio in 2017 following a successful…
Read MorePurple Peak Curry Reserve
Location The reserve is located at the top of the Grehan Valley above Akaroa, wrapping over the ridgeline to the Otanerito Valley and including several prominent peaks. It is directly uphill from the more urban part of Akaroa. Description Purple Peak Curry Reserve is a 190 hectare conservation area near Akaroa, Banks Peninsula. It safeguards…
Read MoreOwen Lewis
Location Owen Lewis Reserve lies on both sides of the Waimahora Stream, which runs from the Rangitoto Range in the King Country, south-east of Otorohanga. It is a 250 hectare block in two parts divided by the stream and a road through a narrow river flat. History Some logging of podocarps occurred in the lower…
Read MorePalmer Bush
Location The Palmer Reserve is in the Bay of Plenty near Pahoia, between Tauranga and Katikati. The block is 8ha, set aside and protected as part of a lifestyle block subdivision. It adjoins a larger piece of privately owned bush which in turn adjoins the Kaimai Ranges Forest Park. History The reserve was originally owned…
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