Ruapehu for eco--tourism
The Ruapehu District is currently being marketed as an alternative destination for eco tourism. A Heylen Research Centre study shows that 31.7% of people sampled in 1988 visited the district did so because of its 'natural values'. Another 22.8% visited because the area was 'fairly remote' while 15.5% visited because the area was 'remote'. A considerable area of land within the Ruapehu District, including portions of two National Parks, has a special con- > servation value under the 1991 Resource Management Act. The reasons for this include: strong Maori conservation ethic; late European development of the King Country; lack of significant development pressure; unique geological formation of the area; rugged topography; precedent already set by the establishment of Tongariro National Park.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 10, Issue 482, 20 April 1993, Page 9
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123Ruapehu for eco-tourism Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 10, Issue 482, 20 April 1993, Page 9
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