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'''Tararua Forest Park''' is a [[protected area]] in the [[Wellington region]] of [[New Zealand]]. Its area is 116,535 ha (around 450 mi<sup>2</sup>), and its highest point, a peak called [[Mitre, New Zealand|Mitre]], is at 1571 m above sea level. It was established in 1954, as New Zealand's first [[Forest parks of New Zealand|Forest Park]],<ref>http://tramper.co.nz/?1454</ref> and is managed by the [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation]] (DOC) under the [[Conservation Act]].<ref>http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/en/cp/Tararua_Forest_Park_Map</ref> Tararua Forest Park includes more than three-quarters of the [[Tararua Range]], and its boundaries extend north from [[New Zealand State Highway 2]].<ref>http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/wellington/wairarapa/tararua-forest-park/</ref> |
'''Tararua Forest Park''' is a [[protected area]] in the [[Wellington region]] of [[New Zealand]]. Its area is 116,535 ha (around 450 mi<sup>2</sup>), and its highest point, a peak called [[Mitre, New Zealand|Mitre]], is at 1571 m above sea level. It was established in 1954, as New Zealand's first [[Forest parks of New Zealand|Forest Park]],<ref>http://tramper.co.nz/?1454</ref> and is managed by the [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation]] (DOC) under the [[Conservation Act]].<ref>http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/en/cp/Tararua_Forest_Park_Map</ref> Tararua Forest Park includes more than three-quarters of the [[Tararua Range]], and its boundaries extend north from [[New Zealand State Highway 2]].<ref>http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/wellington/wairarapa/tararua-forest-park/</ref> |
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Tararua Forest Park is a protected area in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its area is 116,535 ha (around 450 mi2), and its highest point, a peak called Mitre, is at 1571 m above sea level. It was established in 1954, as New Zealand's first Forest Park,[1] and is managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC) under the Conservation Act.[2] Tararua Forest Park includes more than three-quarters of the Tararua Range, and its boundaries extend north from New Zealand State Highway 2.[3]
Project Kaka
A DOC project launched in 2010, named Project Kaka aims to reduce numbers of rats, stoats and possums over 22,000 ha of the park. The pests will be controlled by aerial drops of 1080 poision with the goal of restoring native plant, insects and birds including kaka, kakariki and kereru.[4]
Shorman's-Kaitoke
Shorman's-Kaitoke is a tramping route within the Tararua Forest Park. It starts at Putara in the north-east, near a farm or track previously called Shorman[citation needed] and finishes at Kaitoke in the south. The classic route follows the tops of almost the entire Tararua main range, it is approximately 80 km long with 7000 to 8000 metres of ascent and descent. There is virtually no level ground or straight sections of track and the whole route is very exposed to the frequent storms that sweep across the Tararuas. An unofficially recognised challenge amongst Wellington trampers is to complete this route in less than two days either supported or self-sufficient. An alternative route follows valleys along a faultline, the surface trace of the Tararua section of the Wellington Fault, to the east of the main range, this stays within the Tararua Forest Park but involves much less ascent and avoids bad weather on the mountaintops.
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