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. The status is set up under the Conservation Act 1987 and the parks are administered by the Department of Conservation.
A conservation park may consist of multiple conservation units – DoC defines a conservation unit as "a standard grouping of parcels of land which is used in the Department’s National Land Register". As of 31 March 2005, the conservation parks consisted of 51 conservation units, covering an area of 1,541,281 hectares.List of conservation parks
Current
- Ahuriri Conservation Park
- Aotea Conservation Park
- Catlins Conservation Park
- Eyre Mountains/Taka Rā Haka Conservation Park
- Hakatere Conservation Park
- Hanmer Conservation Park
- Hāwea Conservation Park
- Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia Conservation Park
- Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park
- Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park
- Mavora Lakes Conservation Park
- Nga Motu / Sugar Islands Conservation Park
- Northland Conservation Park
- Oteake Conservation Park
- Raukumara Conservation Park
- Ruataniwha Conservation Park
- Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park
- Te Papanui Conservation Park
- Tongariro Forest Conservation Area
- Whakarewarewa Conservation Park
- Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Proposed
- Kawatiri Conservation Park
