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Located in the mid eastern Ruahine Forest Park, Sunrise Hut is situated on the tops of the Ruahine Range. This track is one of the most popular in the park. Sited in a tussock basin beside the bush edge at 1280m, the hut offers excellent views across the Hawke's Bay.

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Wanaka is an exciting place to live and visit! Department of Conservation staff and dozens of local community members work hard to ensure that you can enjoy what the area has to offer. Watch this video to find out about the Mt Aspiring National Park Kiwi Ranger programme for children and families, mountain biking opportunities, eco tours to Mou Waho Island and its resident population of buff weka, and what it's like to be a volunteer hut warden at Aspiring Hut. Watch how DOC is working to restore a population of South Island robins in the Matukituki Valley, and learn how you too can contribute by being part of the growing number of people planting kowhai as part of Project Gold.

The Department of Conservation has turned 25 years old! To celebrate, staff in Otago put together the following 12.5 minute film that highlights some of the many achievements in conservation in the area. From helping save native wildlife flora and cultural heritage, to the creation of new conservation parks through tenure review, the formation of the Otago Central Rail Trail and support of countless business ventures, DOC staff and members of the community talk about the Department's achievements in their own words.