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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
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]
Scenic reserves are a type of New Zealand protected area.They are the most common, and probably most widespread, form of protected area in the country. [1] The reserve vary size: while most are less than 100 hectares, some are more than 1,000 hectares.
A government purpose reserve is a type of New Zealand protected area. [1] ... Puerua Wildlife Management Reserve; Sawmill Wildlife Management Area;
Little terns and South Island oystercatchers on Manukapua Island. Much of the island is located within the Manukapua Government Purpose (Wildlife Management) Reserve, previously known as the Tapora Government Purpose (Wildlife Management) Reserve, [5] and the island is a part of the Manukapua Island and Okahukura Sequence biodiversity focus area, [4] It is an important nesting area for the New ...
The area had previously degraded into a wasteland that included a go-kart track, playing fields, demolition spoil, farm land and a cattleyards. [3] [4] Work on restoration began in 1984. [2] In 1985 the area was made into a Wildlife Management Reserve. This involved the development of ponds, walking tracks and viewing hides. [5]
A nature reserve is a type of New Zealand protected area owned by the New Zealand Government and administered by the Department of Conservation to protect natural features. [ 1 ]
Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve is a 5.5 km 2 (2.1 sq mi) [1] protected area in the North Island of New Zealand. All fishing, and the removal or disturbing of marine life or materials, is forbidden within the reserve. [2] The reserve covers an area of 547 ha (1,350 acres), [3] extending from Cape Rodney to Okakari Point, extending 800m ...