Pirongia Park New Zealand, is densely forested and has an interesting plant and bird life. View more information on Pirongia Park, New Zealand.
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High: 22 Low: 14The Pirongia Forest Park includes three extinct volcanos Mount Pirongia (959 metres), The Cone (945 metres) and Mount Karioi (756 metres). The area is small and densely forested and has an interesting plant life. The tracks in this forest park are ideal for short walks and one to two day hikes.
If you want to spend the night on Mount Pirongia you can stay in the Pukatea Hut which is about 30 minutes walk away from the summit. Podocarps, such as rimu and totara are found at lower altitudes, along with tawa and tree-ferns. As you go higher, the forest changes - hardy plants like kamahi and horopito are found on exposed ridges and, near the summit, thick mats of mountain flax, hardy coprosmas and ferns are common.
Expect to see grey warblers, fantails, tomtits and, around the park margins, harriers, kingfishers and pipits. New Zealand falcon, kereru (native wood pigeon), tui and bellbirds might also be heard.
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