Hunua Ranges

Hunua Ranges
Mangatangi Reservoir in the Hunua Ranges
Hunua Ranges is located in New Zealand Auckland
Hunua Ranges
LocationNorth Island, New Zealand
Coordinates37°04′S 175°11′E / 37.07°S 175.18°E / -37.07; 175.18
AreaRanges: 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi)
Regional park: 178 square kilometres (69 sq mi)
Operated byAuckland Council
OpenDaylight saving: 6am-9pm
Non-daylight saving: 6am-7pm
Pedestrian access: 24 hours

The Hunua Ranges is a mountain range and regional park to the southeast of Auckland city, in the Auckland and Waikato regions of New Zealand's North Island. The ranges cover some 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi) and rise to 688 metres (2255 ft) at Kohukohunui.[1]

Auckland Council owns and manages 178 square kilometres (69 sq mi) of the ranges, including part located in the Waikato region, as a regional park open to the public.[2]

  1. ^ "Hunua Ranges", An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 26 September 2006. Accessed 15 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Council profile". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council.