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 (DoC).

, there were 54 conservation parks in New Zealand (including 36 forest parks), covering an area of 2,690,191 hectares.

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.

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
There are 18 other conservation parks in New Zealand.


 * 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.