Conservation parks of New Zealand

Kaweka Forest Park in New Zealand

Conservation park is a type of specially protected status for land held by the Crown in New Zealand for conservation purposes.[1] The status is set up under the Conservation Act 1987 and the parks are administered by the Department of Conservation (DoC).

As of September 2020[update], there were 54 conservation parks in New Zealand (including 36 forest parks), covering an area of 2,690,191 hectares.[2]

Forest parks

Forest parks have a less stringent level of protection than National Parks and are used for a wide variety of recreational and commercial activities.[3]

Some forest parks have recently been renamed conservation parks, for instance, the former 'Whirinaki Forest Park' which became the Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park in 2010.

  • Aorangi Forest Park
  • Coromandel Forest Park
  • Craigieburn Forest Park
  • Hanmer Forest Park
  • Herekino Forest Park
  • Houto Forest Park
  • Hukerenui Forest Park
  • Kaihu Forest Park
  • Kaiikanui Forest Park
  • Kaimanawa Forest Park
  • Kaweka Forest Park
  • Lake Sumner Forest Park
  • Marlborough Forest Park
  • Mataraua Forest Park
  • Maungataniwha Forest Park
  • Mount Richmond Forest Park
  • North-west Nelson Forest Park
  • Omahuta Forest Park
  • Opua Forest Park
  • Pirongia Forest Park
  • Pukenui Forest Park
  • Puketi Forest Park
  • Pureora Forest Park
  • Raetea Forest Park
  • Remutaka Forest Park
  • Ruahine Forest Park
  • Ruapekapeka Forest Park
  • Russell Forest Park
  • Tangihua Forest Park
  • Tararua Forest Park
  • Victoria Forest Park
  • Waikino Forest Park
  • Waima Forest Park
  • Waipoua Forest
  • Warawara Forest Park
  • Whakarewarewa State Forest Park

Other conservation parks

There are 18 other conservation parks in New Zealand.[2]

The Sugar Loaf Islands Sanctuary is privately owned.

See also

References

  1. ^ Section 18 and Section 19, Conservation Act 1987, New Zealand Parliament.
  2. ^ a b "New Zealand, Asia & Pacific". Protected Planet. World Database of Protected Areas. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "National Parks and Reserves". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
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