Ecological districts of New Zealand

In New Zealand an ecological district is defined as a particular geographical region that has a characteristic landscape and range of biological communities.[1] They were developed after a need was seen for Protected Natural Areas.[2]

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Initially 268 ecological districts within 85 ecological regions were defined.[3] At a later stage there was a reallocation of some of the ecological districts.

Region District Code
Kermadec Kermadec 1.01
Three Kings Three Kings 2.01
Te Paki Te Paki 3.01
Aupouri Aupouri 4.01
Western Northland
Maungataniwha 5.01
Hokianga 5.02
Tutamoe 5.03
Tangihua 5.04
Eastern Northland
Eastern Northland and Islands 6.01
Taranga 6.02
Poor Knights Poor Knights 7.01
Kaipara Kaipara 8.01
Auckland
Rodney 9.01
Waitakere 9.02
Tamaki 9.03
Rangitoto 9.04
Inner Gulf Islands 9.05
Awhitu 9.06
Manukau 9.07
Hunua 9.08
Coromandel
Little Barrier 10.01
Great Barrier 10.02
Colville 10.03
Mercury Islands 10.04
Thames 10.05
Tairua 10.06
Waihi 10.07
Te Aroha 10.08
Mayor 10.09
Waikato
Meremere 11.01
Hapuakohe 11.02
Hauraki 11.03
Hamilton 11.04
Hinuera 11.05
Maungatautari 11.06
Waipa 11.07
Tainui
Raglan 12.01
Kawhia 12.02
Herangi 12.03
Northern Volcanic Plateau
Motiti 13.01
Tauranga 13.02
Otanewainuku 13.03
Rotorua 13.04
White Island 13.05
Whakatane
Te Teko 14.01
Taneatua 14.02
Opotiki 14.03
Western Volcanic Plateau
Ranginui 15.01
Pureora 15.02
Tokoroa 15.03
Central Volcanic Plateau
Atiamuri 16.01
Taupo 16.02
Eastern Volcanic Plateau
Kaingaroa 17.01
Whirinaki 17.02
Tongariro Tongariro 18.01
Raukumara
Waioeka 19.01
Motu 19.02
East Cape
Pukeamaru 20.01
Waiapu 20.02
Turanga 20.03
Urewera
Waimana 21.01
Ikawhenua 21.02
Waikaremoana 21.03
Wairoa
Tiniroto 22.01
Mahia 22.02
Waihua 22.03
King Country
Waitomo 23.01
Taumarunui 23.02
Taranaki
North Taranaki 24.01
Matemateāonga 24.02
Egmont Egmont 25.01
Moawhango Moawhango 26.01
Kaimanawa Kaimanawa 27.01
Ruahine Ruahine 28.01
Hawkes Bay
Maungaharuru 29.01
Heretaunga 29.02
Rangitikei Rangitikei 30.01
Manawatu
Manawatu Plains 31.01
Foxton 31.02
Manawatu Gorge
Manawatu Gorge North 32.01
Manawatu Gorge South 32.02
Pahiatua
Woodville 33.01
Puketoi 33.02
Eastern Hawkes Bay Eastern Hawkes Bay 34.01
Eastern Wairarapa Eastern Wairarapa 35.01
Wairarapa Plains Wairarapa Plains 36.01
Aorangi Aorangi 37.01
Tararua Tararua 38.01
Sounds-Wellington
Wellington 39.01
Cook Strait 39.02
Sounds 39.03
D'Urville 39.04
Richmond
Pelorus 40.01
Para 40.02
Fishtail 40.03
Wairau
Blenheim 41.01
Wither Hills 41.02
Grassmere 41.03
Flaxbourne 41.04
Hillersden 41.05
Inland Marlborough
Waihopai 42.01
Medway 42.02
Bounds 42.03
George 42.04
Molesworth
Sedgemere 43.01
Balaclava 43.02
Miromiro 43.03
Clarence
Tapuaenuku 44.01
Dillon 44.02
Manakau 44.03
Kaikoura
Kekerengu 45.01
Aniseed 45.02
Kowhai 45.03
North-West Nelson
West Whanganui 46.01
Wakamarama 46.02
Golden Bay 46.03
Totaranui 46.04
Heaphy 46.05
Wangapeka 46.06
Arthur 46.07
Karamea 46.08
Matiri 46.09
Nelson
Motueka 47.01
Moutere 47.02
Bryant 47.03
Red Hills 47.04
North Westland
Ngakawau 48.01
Foulwind 48.02
Buller 48.03
Reefton 48.04
Punakaiki 48.05
Maimai 48.06
Totara Flat 48.07
Blackball 48.08
Hochstetter 48.09
Greymouth 48.10
Brunner 48.11
Region District Code
Spenser
Rotoroa 49.01
Travers 49.02
Ella 49.03
Lewis 49.04
Hope 49.05
Whataroa
Hokitika 50.01
Whitcombe 50.02
Harihari 50.03
Wilberg 50.04
Waiho 50.05
Glaciers 50.06
Karangarua 50.07
Mahitahi 50.08
Aspiring
Paringa 51.01
Mataketake 51.02
Landsborough 51.03
Haast 51.04
Okuru 51.05
Arawata 51.06
Dart 51.07
Lowry
Hundalee 52.01
Leslie 52.02
Culverden 52.03
Waiau 52.04
Cheviot 52.05
Motunau 52.06
Waikari 52.07
Hawdon
Minchin 53.01
Arthur's Pass 53.02
Puketeraki
Sumner 54.01
Poulter 54.02
Cass 54.03
Torlesse 54.04
Craigieburn 54.05
Coleridge 54.06
Canterbury Foothills
Ashley 55.01
Oxford 55.02
Whitecliffs 55.03
Canterbury Plains
High Plains 56.01
Low Plains 56.02
Ellesmere 56.03
Banks
Port Hills 57.01
Herbert 57.02
Akaroa 57.03
D'archiac
Browning 58.01
Armoury 58.02
Mt Cook 58.03
Heron
Mathias 59.01
Mt Mutt 59.02
Arrowsmith 59.03
Hakatere 59.04
Two Thumb 59.05
Tasman
Godley 60.01
Dobson 60.02
Pareora
Orari 61.01
Fairlie 61.02
Geraldine 61.03
Hunters 61.04
Waimate 61.05
Hakataramea 61.06
Wainono
Makikihi 62.01
Glenavy 62.02
Oamaru 62.03
Mackenzie
Tekapo 63.01
Pukaki 63.02
Ben Ohau 63.03
Grampians 63.04
Ahuriri 63.05
Omarama 63.06
Benmore 63.07
Waitaki
Kirkliston 64.01
St Mary 64.02
Hawkdun 64.03
St Bathans 64.04
Kakanui
Duntroon 65.01
Dansey 65.02
Waianakarua 65.03
Lakes
Huxley 66.01
Wanaka 66.02
Richardson 66.03
Shotover 66.04
Remarkables 66.05
Central Otago
Lindis 67.01
Pisa 67.02
Dunstan 67.03
Maniototo 67.04
Old Man 67.05
Manorburn 67.06
Rock and Pillar 67.07
Lammerlaw
Macraes 68.01
Waipori 68.02
Tapanui 68.03
Lawrence 68.04
Otago Coast
Waikouaiti 69.01
Dunedin 69.02
Tokomairiro 69.03
Balclutha 69.04
Catlins
Waipahi 70.01
Tahakopa 70.02
Olivine
Cascade 71.01
Pyke 71.02
Fiord
Darran 72.01
Doubtful 72.02
Te Anau 72.03
Preservation 72.04
Mavora
Livingstone 73.01
Eyre 73.02
Upukerora 73.03
Waikaia
Nokomai 74.01
Umbrella 74.02
Gore Gore 75.01
Southland Hills
Takitimu 76.01
Taringatura 76.02
Hokonui 76.03
Te Wae Wae
Waitutu 77.01
Tuatapere 77.02
Longwood 77.03
Makarewa
Southland Plains 78.01
Waituna 78.02
Rakiura
Foveaux 79.01
Anglem 79.02
Freshwater 79.03
Mt Allen 79.04
Solanders 79.05
Snares 79.06
Chathams Chathams 80.01
Bounty Bounty 81.01
Antipodes Antipodes 82.01
Auckland Islands Auckland Islands 83.01
Campbell Campbell 84.01
Macquarie Macquarie 85.01

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References

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  1. ^ Park, Geoff; Biological Resources Centre (N.Z.) (1983). Protected natural areas for New Zealand: report of a scientific working party convened by the Biological Resources Centre, DSIR, 14-17 December 1982.
  2. ^ Norton, D.A.; F.B. Overmars (2012). "FORUM ARTICLE". New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 36 (1): 108–120.
  3. ^ McEwen, W. Mary; Biological Resources Centre (N.Z.), New Zealand. Dept. of Conservation. (1987). Ecological regions and districts of New Zealand. Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Conservation. ISBN 0-478-01000-1.
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