Nelson/Tasman and West Coast regions

Looking towards Perry Saddle Hut on Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park. Photo: Gary Grey.

Looking towards Perry Saddle Hut on Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park

Map showing the location of the Nelson/Tasman and West Coast regions.
Created in 1996, Kahurangi is one of New Zealand's newest national parks, and at 452,002 hectares it is also the second largest. Translated, its name has a number of meanings including 'treasured possession', an apt description of its wonderfully diverse natural and recreational values. In places it is an untracked wilderness, elsewhere a wonderful network of tracks lets you explore wild rivers, high plateaux and alpine herbfields, and coastal forests.

Location

Kahurangi is in the northwest corner of New Zealand's South Island. Motueka, Takaka, Karamea, Tapawera and Murchison are the park's gateway towns.

Weather

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Stop the spread of didymo

Check, Clean, Dry all items before entering, and when moving between, waterways.

Safety

Follow the Outdoor Safety Code:
1. Plan your trip
2. Tell someone
3. Be aware of the weather
4. Know your limits
5. Take sufficient supplies

Contacts

Nelson Regional Visitor Centre
Phone: +64 3 546 9339
Address: Millers Acre/Taha o te Awa
79 Trafalgar Street
Nelson 7010
Email: nelsonvc@doc.govt.nz
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Conservation for prosperity. Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai