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List of reserves[edit]

Dark sky preserves of New Zealand
Name Map Area (ha) Designated Type [1] Notes
Aoraki Mackenzie Map 436,700 2012[2] Dark Sky Reserve Application[3]
Aotea Great Barrier Island Map 28,500 2017[4] Dark Sky Sanctuary comments.
Stewart Island / Rakiura Map 174,600 2019 Dark Sky Sanctuary comments.
Wai-iti Map 135 2020[5] Dark Sky Park comments.
Wairarapa Map 366,500 2023 Dark Sky Reserve comments.
Oxford Forest Conservation Area Map 11,350 2024 Dark Sky Park comments.
  1. ^ "International Dark Sky Places". DarkSky International.
  2. ^ "Aoraki Mackenzie". DarkSky International.
  3. ^ An Application to the International Dark-Sky Association for a Starlight Reserve in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park and the Mackenzie Basin of the central South Island of New Zealand (PDF). Mackenzie District Council, University of Canterbury, Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, Department of Conservation. 27 January 2012. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Aotea Great Barrier Island". DarkSky International.
  5. ^ "Wai-iti". DarkSky International.