Conservation park is a type of specially protected land status held by the Crown in New Zealand for conservation purposes.[1] The status is established 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
editForest 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
editThere are 18 other conservation parks in New Zealand.[2]
- Ahuriri Conservation Park
- Aotea Conservation Park
- Catlins Conservation Park
- Eyre Mountains/Taka Rā Haka Conservation Park
- Hakatere Conservation Park
- Hāwea Conservation Park
- Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park
- Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park
- Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Conservation Park
- Onekaka River Conservation Park
- Oteake Conservation Park
- Raukumara Conservation Park
- Ruataniwha Conservation Park
- Russell Forest Conservation Park
- Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park
- Te Papanui Conservation Park
- Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
- Wires Road Access Conservation Park
The Sugar Loaf Islands Sanctuary is privately owned.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.