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==List of national parks== This table lists the current and former national parks in alphabetical order. {{legend|#cfecd2|Green shading and asterisk{{snd}}Parks which form part of a UNESCO designated [[World Heritage Site]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA|text={{asterisk}}}} {{sticky header}} {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" |- !rowspan=2| National Park !rowspan=2 class="unsortable"| Image !colspan=2| Area<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/53564-protected-areas/data/|title=Data Table – Protected Areas – LINZ Data Service (from recorded area in hectares)|publisher=[[Land Information New Zealand]]|access-date=2017-10-18}}</ref> !rowspan=2|Established !rowspan=2|Location !rowspan=2|Number of DOC huts !rowspan=2 class="unsortable" |Description |- !km<sup>2</sup> !sq mi |- |[[Abel Tasman National Park]] |[[File:Totaranui Beach 01.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|237|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1942 |{{Coord|40|50||S|172|54||E}} |7 |The smallest national park, this tourist destination has numerous tidal inlets and beaches of golden sand along the shores of [[Tasman Bay]]. "Doing the Abel Tasman" as a [[Tramping in New Zealand|tramping]] or [[kayaking]] journey is a common activity. |-style="background: #cfecd2;" |[[Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park]]* |[[File:Hooker Valley in front of Mount Cook Range.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|722|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1953 |{{Coord|43|44||S|170|6||E}} |16 |An [[Wiktionary:Alpine|alpine]] park containing New Zealand's highest mountain, [[Aoraki / Mount Cook]] (3,724 m) and its longest glacier, [[Haupapa / Tasman Glacier]] (29 km). A hotspot for [[mountaineering]], [[ski touring]] and scenic flights, the park is an area of outstanding natural beauty. |- |[[Arthur's Pass National Park]] |[[File:Edwards Valley, Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand 09.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|1185|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1929 |{{Coord|42|57||S|171|34||E}} |28 | A rugged and mountainous area straddling the main divide of the [[Southern Alps]]. |- |[[Egmont National Park]] |[[File:Mount taranaki photographed from near the sea cliffs at Tapuae.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|342|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1900 |{{Coord|39|16||S|174|6||E}} |8 |This park comprises the land about a nine-kilometre radius of [[Mount Taranaki]] and some outlying areas to the north. The symmetrical cone of the dormant volcano is a provincial landmark. |-style="background: #cfecd2;" |[[Fiordland National Park]]* |[[File:00 1373 Milford Sound -New Zealand.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|12607|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1952 |{{Coord|45|25||S|167|43||E}} |51 |The largest national park in New Zealand and one of the largest in the world, the park covers the southwest corner of the South Island. The park's scenery, with its deep [[fiord]]s, its glacial lakes, its mountains and [[waterfall]]s, make it a popular tourist destination. |- | [[Kahurangi National Park]] |[[File:View towards Lookout Range from John Reid Hut, Kahurangi, New Zealand.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|4529|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1996 |{{Coord|41|15||S|172|7||E}} |51 |Situated in the north-west of the [[South Island]], Kahurangi contains spectacular and remote country, including the well-used [[Heaphy Track]]. Ancient landforms and unique flora and fauna add to the value of New Zealand's second largest national park. |-style="background: #cfecd2;" |[[Mount Aspiring National Park]]* |[[File:View towards Gillespie Valley from Gillespie Pass, New Zealand 13.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|3562|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1964 |{{Coord|44|23||S|168|44||E}} |19 |A complex of glaciated mountain scenery centred on [[Mount Aspiring / Tititea]] ({{convert|3033|m}}), New Zealand's highest peak outside of Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. |- |[[Nelson Lakes National Park]] |[[File:Lake Angelus approach.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|1019|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1956 |{{Coord|41|49|9|S|172|50|15|E}} |20 |A rugged, mountainous area in the Tasman District, south of [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]. It extends southwards from the forested shores of [[Lake Rotoiti, Nelson|Lakes Rotoiti]] and [[Lake Rotoroa, Nelson|Rotoroa]] to the [[Lewis Pass National Reserve]]. |- |[[Paparoa National Park]] |[[File:00 1273 Pancake Rocks - Paparoa-Nationalpark (New Zealand).jpg|200px]] |{{convert|430|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1987 |{{Coord|42|5||S|171|30||E}} |2 |On the West Coast of the South Island between [[Westport, New Zealand|Westport]] and [[Greymouth]]. It includes the Pancake Rocks at [[Punakaiki]]. |- |[[Rakiura National Park]] |[[File:Stewart Island Fern Gully.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|1400|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |2002 |{{Coord|46|54||S|168|7||E}} |24 |Covering about 85% of [[Stewart Island / Rakiura]], this is the newest of the national parks. |- | [[Te Urewera National Park]] (disestablished 2014) |[[File:Towards East Cape.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|2127|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1954 |{{Coord|38|45||S|177|9||E}} |29 |Together with neighbouring [[Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park]], Te Urewera is the largest remaining stand of native forest in the North Island. [[Lake Waikaremoana]], is noted for its scenic shoreline. Since 2014 it has been a [[protected area]] meeting the [[IUCN protected area categories#Category II – National Park|International Union for Conservation of Nature criteria for Category II – National Park]], but it is no longer a national park, instead being run under a special agreement between the Crown and the [[Tūhoe]] [[iwi]]. |-style="background: #cfecd2;" |[[Tongariro National Park]]* |[[File:Le Ngauruhoe et le Ruapehu vus du sommet du Tongariro.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|786|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1887 |{{Coord|39|12||S|175|35||E}} |10 |New Zealand's first national park, recognised as one of the 27 [[World Heritage Sites]] that are of both outstanding natural and cultural value. Gifted to the Crown by [[Te Heuheu Tūkino IV]], the park includes several sacred [[Māori mythology|Māori]] sites and three active [[volcano]]es, [[Mount Ruapehu|Ruapehu]], [[Ngauruhoe]] and [[Tongariro]]. |-style="background: #cfecd2;" |[[Westland Tai Poutini National Park]]* |[[File:Fox Glacier NZ 2.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|1320|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1960 |{{Coord|43|23||S|170|11||E}} |12 | Extends from the highest peaks of the Southern Alps to a wild remote coastline. Included in the park are [[glacier]]s, scenic lakes and dense [[rainforest]], as well as remains of old [[gold mining]] towns along the coast. |- |[[Whanganui National Park]] |[[File:Whanganui River.jpg|200px]] |{{convert|742|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}} |1986 |{{Coord|39|35||S|175|5||E}} |5 |Bordering the [[Whanganui River]], it incorporates areas of Crown land, former state forest and a number of former reserves. |}
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