Fishing, boating and hunting are activities you can enjoy in the Lake Waikaremoana Track area.
The remote and rugged nature of Te Urewera meant that for centuries the local Maori people, the Tuhoe, focused on the cyclical demands of food gathering. The area is steeped in Maori history and legend.
Thanks to the Bank of New Zealand Kiwi Recovery Programme, DOC and the Lake Waikaremoana Hapu Restoration Trust, a predator control programme has put in place and kiwi numbers are increasing in the area.
Waikaremoana was formed 2,200 years ago by a huge landslide, which blocked a narrow gorge along the Waikaretaheke River. Numerous native birds and both of New Zealand’s native bat species exist in the park.
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