Hakatere Conservation Park

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

See also

• Conservation parks of New Zealand

References

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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