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Conservation parks of New Zealand

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Conservation parks of New Zealand
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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).

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Kaweka Forest Park in New Zealand

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]

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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.

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Other conservation parks

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

The Sugar Loaf Islands Sanctuary is privately owned.

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See also

References

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