Forest parks of New Zealand
- Forest parks of New Zealand
The Forest Parks of New Zealand are on public land administered by the Department of Conservation.
Forest Parks have a less stringent level of protection than National Parks and they are used for a wide variety of recreational and commercial activities. [cite web|url=http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/nzstories.nsf/0/8762285833e21a18cc256b1e007c496f?OpenDocument|title=National Parks and Reserves|publisher=Statistics New Zealand|accessdate=2008-09-05]
List of Forest Parks
There is a total of twenty Forest Parks in New Zealand:
*Aorangi Forest Park
*Catlins Forest Park
*Coromandel Forest Park
*Craigieburn Forest Park
*Hanmer Forest Park
*Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park
*Kaimanawa Forest Park
*Kaweka Forest Park
*Lake Sumner Forest Park
*Mount Richmond Forest Park
*Northland Forest Park
*Otago Goldfields Forest Park
*Pirongia Forest Park
*Pureora Forest Park
*Raukumara Forest Park
*Rimutaka Forest Park
*Ruahine Forest Park
*Tararua Forest Park
*Victoria Forest Park
*Whirinaki Forest Park
A large portion of what is now Kahurangi National Park was formerly the North-west Nelson Forest Park.
ee also
*National parks of New Zealand
*Protected areas of New Zealand
*Regional parks of New Zealand
References
External links
* [http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/summary.aspx?id=41994 Department of Conservation] - Protected area statistics
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