Te Urewera National Park

Te Urewera National Park is New Zealand's fourth largest national park; it sits between the Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay in the North Island, New Zealand. The closest towns are Whakatane, Murupara and Wairoa.

Te Urewera National Park is famous for its lakes and forested beauty. Lake Waikaremoana is the focus for many activities in the park, it is more than 250 metres deep in parts, and many visitors believe that it looks like a fiord. It is a great spot to visit for hikers, kayakers and fly-fishing fans.

It protects the largest area of native forest remaining in the North Island. Nearly all of New Zealand's native birds live in the forest, including rare species such as the North Island brown kiwi, blue duck, yellow-crowned parakeet, bush parrot, New Zealand falcon and the blue-wattled kokako.

Te Urewera National Park History

Te Urewera National Park was established in 1954, it is the ancestral home of the mysterious Tuhoe people. Legend traces the descent of the Tuhoe to Hine Pukohurangi (the mist maiden) and Te Maunga (the mountain), which is why the Tuhoe are known as 'children of the mist'.

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