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The national parks of New Zealand are protected natural areas administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC). The first national parks established in the country were all focused on mountain scenery. Since the 1980s the focus has been on developing a more diverse representation of New Zealand landscapes. [1]
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Nearly 30 percent of New Zealand's land mass is publicly owned with some degree of protection. Most of this land – about 80,000 square kilometres (31,000 sq mi) – is administered by the Department of Conservation. There are 13 national parks, [2] [3] thousands of reserves, [4] 54 conservation parks, [5] and a range of other conservation ...
List of parks in the Canterbury Region; List of parks in the Chatham Islands; List of parks in the Marlborough Region; List of parks in Nelson, New Zealand; List of parks in the Otago Region; List of parks in the Southland Region; List of parks in the Tasman Region; List of parks in the West Coast Region
Mount Richmond Forest Park is a forest park in New Zealand, administered by the Department of Conservation. [1] Established in 1977, the forest park is located between Nelson and Marlborough and consists of 1,659 km 2 (641 sq mi) of conservation estate. [2] [3] Around 80% of the area is covered in bush. The most notable peak in the forest park ...
At 94 hectares (230 acres), it is one of New Zealand's largest parks, of a size as has not been established since the Auckland Domain in the 1840s. [2] The park was created from a part of a large parcel of dairy farming land the Manukau City Council bought from the Anglican Church Trust Board, at $2.9 million for 290 hectares (720 acres) total. [1]
California’s Park Fire is now bigger than Phoenix while in Canada a blaze is scorching one of the largest national parks Dalia Faheid and Steve Almasy, CNN July 27, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Short Hills Provincial Park is a provincial park located in the centre of the Niagara Peninsula, bordering the city of St. Catharines and the town of Pelham in the Niagara Region in southern Ontario, Canada. It occupies an area of 660 hectares (1,600 acres). It also borders the new vineyard sub-appellation called the Short Hills Bench.