Oteake Conservation Park protects numerous plant communities and is a haven for a number of threatend lizards and invertebrate species.
Oteake is a special place to Kāi Tahu, and was significant to 19th century pastoral settlement and gold mining. Learn more about its Māori and European history.
Oteake Conservation Park brochure (PDF, 2,631K)
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South Island high country conservation
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