Ahuriri
New Zealand, Canterbury
Ahuriri
LocationNew Zealand, Canterbury
RegionCanterbury
TypeConservation Park
Coordinates-44.2500°, 169.8333°
Established2005
Area490
Nearest CityOmarama (15 km)
Major CityQueenstown (120 km)
About Ahuriri
The first conservation park for the Mackenzie Basin, centered around the headwaters of the Ahuriri River. Features spectacular mountain country, valuable wetlands, rolling tussocklands and beech forest. Contains historic woolshed, sheep-dip, and homestead ruins dating from 1866.