If you’re a outdoor enthusiast, you’re going to love New Zealand. Roughly 30% of the entire land mass of New Zealand is publicly owned. This includes 13 breath-taking National Parks. This post shines the spotlight on a map and list of New Zealand National Parks.
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The New Zealand National Parks are administered by the NZ Department of Conservation for “the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the public.” If you’re in New Zealand, you need to add these stunning places to your travel list.
Below is a map of the New Zealand National Parks:
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For more detailed maps of the New Zealand National Parks and beyond, the Department of Conservation is an excellent resource.
Below is a list of New Zealand National Parks in alphabetical order:
Abel Tasman National Park
- Location: South Island
- Year Established: 1942
- Size: 23,710 hectares | 58,589 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 8
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
- Location: South Island
- Year Established: 1953
- Size: 72,164 hectares | 178,321 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 15
Arthur’s Pass National Park
- Location: South Island
- Year Established: 1929
- Size: 118,472 hectares | 292,751 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 30
Egmont National Park
- Location: North Island
- Year Established: 1900
- Size: 34,170 hectares | 84,436 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 8
Fiordland National Park
- Location: South Island
- Year Established: 1952
- Size: 1,260,103 hectares | 3,113,782 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 56
Kahurangi National Park
- Location: South Island
- Year Established: 1996
- Size: 452,894 hectares | 1,119,125 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 57
Mount Aspiring National Park
- Location: South Island
- Year Established: 1964
- Size: 356,181 hectares | 880,142 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 20
Nelson Lakes National Park
- Location: South Island
- Year Established: 1956
- Size: 101,880 hectares | 251,751 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 24
Paparoa National Park
- Location: South Island
- Year Established: 1987
- Size: 43,124 hectares | 106562 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 1
Rakiura National Park
- Location: Stewart Island
- Year Established: 2002
- Size: 139,960 hectares | 345,849 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 29
Tongariro National Park
- Location: North Island
- Year Established: 1887
- Size: 78,622 hectares | 194,279 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 10
Westland Tai Poutini National Park
- Location: South Island
- Year Established: 1960
- Size: 131,978 hectares | 326,125 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 24
Whanganui National Park
- Location: North Island
- Year Established: 1986
- Size: 74,190 hectares | 183,327 acres
- # Of DOC Huts: 8
If you’re keen to see a list of New Zealand National Parks by size, here you go:
- Fiordland National Park – 1,260,103 hectares | 3,113,782 acres
- Kahurangi National Park – 452,894 hectares | 1,119,125 acres
- Mount Aspiring National Park – 356,181 hectares | 880,142 acres
- Rakiura National Park – 139,960 hectares | 345,849 acres
- Westland Tai Poutini National Park – 131,978 hectares | 326,125 acres
- Arthur’s Pass National Park – 118,472 hectares | 292,751 acres
- Nelson Lakes National Park – 101,880 hectares | 251,751 acres
- Tongariro National Park – 78,622 hectares | 194,279 acres
- Whanganui National Park – 74,190 hectares | 183,327 acres
- Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park – 72,164 hectares | 178,321 acres
- Paparoa National Park – 43,124 hectares | 106562 acres
- Egmont National Park – 34,170 hectares | 84,436 acres
- Abel Tasman National Park – 23,710 hectares | 58,589 acres
All of the sizes of the New Zealand National Parks in this list were based on data from Land Information New Zealand. Learn about the different huts in New Zealand National Parks at Doc.Govt.nz or on the individual National Park pages featured above.
**This list of New Zealand National Parks does not include Te Urewera National Park on the North Island because it was disestablished in 2014.
See Also:
- 12 Largest National Parks In The United States
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