Conservation parks of 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, 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
- Kaimanawa Forest Park
- Kaweka Forest Park
- Lake Sumner Forest Park
- Mount Richmond Forest Park
- North-west Nelson Forest Park
- Pirongia Forest Park
- Pureora Forest Park
- Remutaka Forest Park
- Ruahine Forest Park
- Tararua Forest Park
- Victoria Forest Park
Other conservation parks[]
There are 18 other conservation parks in New Zealand.[2]
- Ahuriri Conservation Park
- Aotea Conservation Park
- Catlins Conservation Park
- Hakatere Conservation Park
- Hāwea Conservation Park
- Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park
- Oteake Conservation Park
- Raukumara Conservation Park
- Ruataniwha Conservation Park
- Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park
- Te Papanui Conservation Park
- Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
The is privately owned.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Section 18 and Section 19, Conservation Act 1987, New Zealand Parliament.
- ^ a b "New Zealand, Asia & Pacific". Protected Planet. World Database of Protected Areas. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "National Parks and Reserves". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- Conservation parks of New Zealand