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- Pirongia Forest Park (17,000 ha) is approximately 25 kilometres south-west of Hamilton and is made up of four separate land areas: the Mangakino Block, Te Rauamoa Block, Te Maunga 0 Karioi Block, and Pirongia.
- The summit of Mt Pirongia is 959 metres; it is the highest mountain in the Waikato. Neighbouring Karioi is 756 metres.
- The park contains the largest tract of unbroken native forest left in the Waikato.
- At least 58 tree species, 44 different shrubs and 110 types of fern grow in the park.
- The tallest known kahikatea in New Zealand (66.5 metres) grows on the flanks of Mt Pirongia.
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"The Mountain has a life of its own. The rivers and streams are its arteries, feeding the mountain's essence and purifying it. But it is humans who provide the being's consciousness, the centre of feeling and responsibility."
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