A great variety of native animals and plants live in this vast national park, the second largest in New Zealand. 'Kahurangi' itself means 'treasured possession', and with a huge range of native bird species, subtropical rainforest, and complex geological formations, it is easy to understand why.
A highlight of the park is the spectacular Heaphy Track, a four to six day independent walking track traversing tussock high country, rainforest, river valley and coast.
Other key activities are kayaking or rafting in the wild rivers, fishing for trout in the Karamea, or caving adventures inside Mount Owen. The Kahurangi National Park can be accessed from Motueka, but there are also shorter trails leading from Karamea, Takaka and Murchison.
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Places near Kahurangi National Park
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- Collingwood & Farewell Spit 58 kilometers away
- Nelson 70 kilometers away
- Picton 130 kilometers away
- Blenheim 131 kilometers away
- Marlborough Sounds 137 kilometers away
- Punakaiki 141 kilometers away
- Hanmer Springs 154 kilometers away
- Kaikoura 171 kilometers away
- Wellington 195 kilometers away
- Arthur's Pass National Park 212 kilometers away
- Hokitika 213 kilometers away
- The Kapiti Coast 216 kilometers away
- Martinborough 252 kilometers away
- Greytown 252 kilometers away
- Wairarapa & surrounds 256 kilometers away
- Whanganui National Park 259 kilometers away
- Christchurch 264 kilometers away
- Taranaki & New Plymouth 273 kilometers away
- Akaroa & Banks Peninsula 297 kilometers away
- Fox & Franz Josef Glaciers 326 kilometers away
- Tongariro National Park 340 kilometers away
- Mount Cook National Park 346 kilometers away
- Lake Tekapo 355 kilometers away
- South Island 375 kilometers away
- Waitomo 395 kilometers away
- Twizel 395 kilometers away
- North Island 404 kilometers away
- Hastings 409 kilometers away
- Lake Taupo 414 kilometers away
- Napier 422 kilometers away
- Hawke's Bay 423 kilometers away
- Waikato 465 kilometers away
- Rotorua 468 kilometers away
- Lake Wanaka 478 kilometers away