Wairepo Kettleholes Conservation Area is a protected area near Omarama, in the Waitaki District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.
The area is managed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Geography
The area covers around the Wairepo kettleholes, depressions formed and remaining after the most recent retreat of glaciers in the area. The kettleholes form ephemeral small lakes and a wetland area after sufficient precipitation and are surrounded by drought-tolerant low growing vegetation typical of the Mackenzie Basin.
History
The conservation area was established in 2004 when Glen Eyrie Downs Station completed a tenure review process.
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