Urewera National Park

The Urewera National Park headquarters and visitor center at Aniwaniwa and ranger stations at Taneatua and Murupara give advice about walks in the national park, much of which is difficult of access, and information about the location of mountain huts. Walkers undertaking long hikes and requiring accommodation in the huts must inform the park authorities.

The first section of the park was established in 1954 and there have been further extensions since then. It is now New Zealand's third-largest national park. It lies in the Urewera Ranges, the densely wooded hills that are still regarded as the most remote and inhospitable part of the North Island. The endless dark forests, never cleared by settlers, prevent the soil from being