The doors to our Whitianga and Paeroa offices will be closed for the summer break from 4pm on Friday, 20 December, while our Taupō and Hamilton offices will close for the summer break at 1pm on Tuesday, 24 December. All offices will reopen on Monday, 6 January 2025. To report air or water pollution, unsafe water activities in or on a river, lake or harbour, or make a general enquiry or information request during this time, call us 24/7 on 0800 800 401.
The Waikato region is a large and diverse landscape that was once mostly covered in native forest. Most of our forest patches are small scattered fragments of the original tracts of forest.
This factsheet describes the types of vegetation in our native forest fragments and the animals that live in them.
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