Kaweka Forest Park
{{Short description|Forest park in New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Kaweka Forest Park
| iucn_category =
| photo = Kaweka Range, New Zealand 05.JPG
| photo_caption = The Kaweka Range near Two Tits (1418 m)
| map = New Zealand |relief=1
| map_alt = New Zealand relief map
| map_caption =
| label = Kaweka Forest Park
| label_position = right
| location = North Island, New Zealand
| nearest_town = Napier
| coordinates = {{coord|39.26|S|176.38|E|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|59,425.7|ha}}
| established =
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body = Department of Conservation
}}
Kaweka Forest Park is in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand, adjacent to Kaimanawa Forest Park. This region of the central North Island contains large tracts of pine plantations, some of them also within the park, and as a consequence, invasive wilding conifers are present throughout the {{convert|594|km2|abbr=on}} park.{{cite web|url=https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/53564-protected-areas/data/|title=Data Table – Protected Areas – LINZ Data Service|publisher=Land Information New Zealand|accessdate=2017-10-18}}
The highest peak in the park is Kaweka at {{convert|1724|m}}.
The Mangatutu Hot Springs, in the vicinity of the Mohaka River, are in the park.{{cite map|publisher = Department of Lands and Survey|title = NZMS 260 SHEET U20 Kaweka|url =|edition = Edition 1 1982 |section = |accessdate = }}
History
In the late 1800s European settlers cleared the land for farming. However, the steep terrain and poor soil made it difficult to farm. By 1900 farming had ceased, and the park became a State Forest in the 1960s. During this period it was replanted with exotic pine trees and was turned into a Forest Park in 1972.{{cite web|title=Story: Hawke's Bay places Page 8 – Inland of Hastings and Napier|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay-places/8|publisher=Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=4 January 2013}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Kaweka Forest (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1967–1993)
| Jan record high C = 32.1
| Feb record high C = 32.1
| Mar record high C = 30.1
| Apr record high C = 24.6
| May record high C = 23.0
| Jun record high C = 21.4
| Jul record high C = 18.9
| Aug record high C = 21.0
| Sep record high C = 22.9
| Oct record high C = 26.2
| Nov record high C = 30.0
| Dec record high C = 32.0
| year record high C =
|Jan record low C = 5.1
|Feb record low C = 3.5
|Mar record low C = 2.8
|Apr record low C = 1.0
|May record low C = -0.9
|Jun record low C = -8.0
|Jul record low C = -2.1
|Aug record low C = -1.6
|Sep record low C = -1.3
|Oct record low C = 0.0
|Nov record low C = 1.5
|Dec record low C = 2.2
|year record low C =
|Jan high C = 22.7
|Feb high C = 22.2
|Mar high C = 20.4
|Apr high C = 17.5
|May high C = 14.7
|Jun high C = 12.3
|Jul high C = 11.5
|Aug high C = 12.2
|Sep high C = 14.4
|Oct high C = 16.6
|Nov high C = 18.7
|Dec high C = 20.8
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 17.5
|Feb mean C = 17.3
|Mar mean C = 15.6
|Apr mean C = 13.2
|May mean C = 11.0
|Jun mean C = 8.7
|Jul mean C = 8.0
|Aug mean C = 8.3
|Sep mean C = 10.2
|Oct mean C = 12.0
|Nov mean C = 13.8
|Dec mean C = 16
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 12.2
|Feb low C = 12.5
|Mar low C = 10.8
|Apr low C = 8.9
|May low C = 7.2
|Jun low C = 5.1
|Jul low C = 4.4
|Aug low C = 4.4
|Sep low C = 6.0
|Oct low C = 7.5
|Nov low C = 8.9
|Dec low C = 11.1
| year low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 97.1
|Feb rain mm = 114.4
|Mar rain mm = 124.8
|Apr rain mm = 103.4
|May rain mm = 93.8
|Jun rain mm = 87.9
|Jul rain mm = 146.6
|Aug rain mm = 91.3
|Sep rain mm = 101.8
|Oct rain mm = 90.5
|Nov rain mm = 112.6
|Dec rain mm = 114.7
|year rain mm =
{{cite web
|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Kaweka Forest
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 20 May 2024}}{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 2970)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 10 Sep 2024}}
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Kaweka Forest Park}}
- [https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/hawkes-bay/places/kaweka-forest-park/ Kaweka Forest Park] – Department of Conservation
Category:Forest parks of New Zealand
Category:Protected areas of Hawke's Bay
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