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Tōtaranui

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Once a farming settlement, the only permanent residents now are DOC staff. During summer the population swells by up to 1000 campers plus hikers on the track. Water taxi services from
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Farming ceased after the foundation of the Abel Tasman National Park in 1942 and forest has been allowed to naturally regenerate through
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Tōtaranui is noted for the golden colour of its sand, more intense than other beaches in the Park, the result of a high content of
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link Tōtaranui with other localities around the Park coastline, while a road links Tōtaranui with
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Tōtaranui is a 1 km long beach and the site of a large campsite located in
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is a 1 km long beach and the site of a large campsite in the
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and is often used as a starting or finishing point for the walk.
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minerals in the eroded granite sands of the vicinity.
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Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui

Abel Tasman National Park
Tasman Region
New Zealand
Department of Conservation
Abel Tasman National Park
Abel Tasman Track
orthoclase
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
tōtara
Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri
iwi
Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui
Ngāti Kurī
Mārahau
Tākaka
Pigeon Saddle
manuka
kanuka
southern beech
lowland podocarp
"1000 Māori place names"
Totara: A Natural and Cultural History
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