Aotea Conservation Park

Auckland Region, New Zealand

Aotea Conservation Park is a 12,300 hectare protected area on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf. It was established in 2015, and comprises 43 percent of the island. The park includes various habitats including coastal bluffs and freshwater areas. It is home to kauri forest, pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), kānuka (Kunzea ericoides), Great Barrier tree daisy (Olearia allomii), kākā, brown teal, spotless crake, fernbird, rare frogs, paua slugs and niho taniwha (chevron skink). It is the largest Department of Conservation park in the Auckland Region, similar in size to the Hunua Regional Park and Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. It is also the largest possum-free forest in New Zealand.

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