| Pureora Forest Park | |
|---|---|
 Pureora Forest Park | |
.png)  Pureora National Park | |
| Location | North Island, New Zealand |
| Nearest city | Rotorua |
| Coordinates | 38°37′S 175°32′E / 38.617°S 175.533°E |
| Area | 75,957 hectares (187,690 acres) |
| Established | 1978 |
| Governing body | Department of Conservation |
Pureora Forest Park is a 760-square-kilometre (290 sq mi)[1] protected area in the North Island of New Zealand. Within its rich rainforest are an abundance of 1,000-year-old podocarp trees. It is "recognised as one of the finest rain forests in the world".[2] Established in 1978, after a series of protests and tree sittings, the park is one of the largest intact tracts of native forest in the North Island and has high conservation value due to the variety of plant life and animal habitats. New Zealand's largest totara tree is located nearby on private land.
- ^ "Data Table – Protected Areas – LINZ Data Service". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Walks in the Pureora Forest". Visit Ruapehu. Retrieved 23 November 2022.