Hakarimata Range

Hakarimata Range
Hakarimata summit tower
Highest point
Elevation374 m (1,227 ft)
Coordinates37°39′43″S 175°07′29″E / 37.661945°S 175.124680°E / -37.661945; 175.124680
Geography
Hakarimata Range is located in New Zealand
Hakarimata Range
Hakarimata Range
Waikato, New Zealand
The Hakarimata range is visible in the background, with the Waikato River passing through Ngāruawāhia in the foreground.

Hakarimata Range is a range of hills on the western edge of Ngāruawāhia township,[1] in the Waikato region of New Zealand, overlooking the confluence of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers. The Hakarimata Range is separated from the Taupiri Range by the Taupiri Gorge, through which the Waikato River flows.

After the invasion of the Waikato, parts of the Hakarimatas were confiscated in 1864.[2] 1,850 hectares (4,600 acres) of native forest on the range are protected as a scenic reserve.[3] A council supported community group, the Hakarimata Restoration Trust,[4] created in 2001, is helping care for the range.[5]

  1. ^ "Ngaruawahia residents riled at columnist's 'town is rotting' comments". Stuff. Retrieved 2016
  2. ^ "CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT RESPECTING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CONFISCATED TERRITORY. NEW ZEALANDER". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 Feb 1865. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  3. ^ "Hakarimata Tracks" (PDF). DoC. April 2013.
  4. ^ "Agenda for a meeting of the Strategy & Finance Committee" (PDF). Waikato District Council. 27 Sep 2016.
  5. ^ "Possum operation planned for Hakarimata". Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2019-01-06.