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A government purpose reserve is a type of New Zealand protected area. [1] ... Awakino Government Purpose Wildlife Management Reserve; Coates Memorial Church Reserve;
The Marine Reserves Act 1971 protects several marine areas around New Zealand known as marine reserves. [6] In these areas there is a complete ban on fishing, and on removing or disturbing marine life. [17] The first marine reserve, Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve, was established in 1975. [6]
Moutohora Island Moutohorā (Māori) Moutohora Island seen from the south. Highest point Elevation 353 m (1,158 ft) Prominence 353 m (1,158 ft) Coordinates 37°51′22″S 176°58′23″E / 37.85611°S 176.97306°E / -37.85611; 176.97306 Geography Location Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand Geology Mountain type Complex volcano Last eruption Pleistocene Moutohorā Island ...
The Yarrs Flat Wildlife Reserve, also known as the Ararira Wetland, [2] is a government purpose reserve on Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is jointly managed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation and the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. During the 1980s, Yarrs Flat had some of the highest bird diversity in New ...
There are 11 wildlife management areas in New Zealand: [1] Horsham Downs Wildlife Management Reserves, Waikato; Waihi Estuary Wildlife Management Reserve, Bay of Plenty; Lake Waiau Wildlife Management Reserve, Manawatū-Whanganui; Koitiata Wildlife Management Reserve, Manawatū-Whanganui; Fletcher Creek Wildlife Management Area, West Coast
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre is located on State Highway 2, 30 km north of Masterton and 10 km south of Eketāhuna.It is within the Pukaha / Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre Reserve, a government purpose reserve that is approximately 57.3 ha in area. [1]
Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve is a wetland reserve at the eastern edge of the Pāuatahanui Inlet of the Porirua Harbour in Porirua, New Zealand. The reserve contains the most significant area of saltmarsh in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It also includes tidal mudflats, shrub lands and regenerating coastal forest.
New Zealand has thirteen national parks, forty four marine reserves and many other protected areas for the conservation of biodiversity.The introduction of many invasive species is threatening the indigenous biodiversity, since the geographical isolation of New Zealand led to the evolution of plants and animals that did not have traits to protect against predation.