National reserves of New Zealand
A national reserve in New Zealand is a reserve that has been designated as having national importance under section 16 of the Reserves Act 1977.[1] They are administered by the Department of Conservation.
The national reserves are:
- Cook Landing Site National Reserve,[1] Kaiti, Gisborne – where Captain James Cook first landed in New Zealand in 1769
- Lewis Pass National Reserve
- New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
- Waitangi National Reserve,[1] where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed
The Cook Landing Site and Waitangi reserves are small reserves with historic value. The Lewis Pass reserve is much larger (13,737 hectares), with conservation values, including parts with scenic and ecological values.[1] The Subantarctic Islands are collectively a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Submission to Local Government and Environment Committee" (PDF). The Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society. 17 September 2010. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
the five island groups have each been identified as National Reserves, which acknowledges "values of national or international significance" (section 13 Reserves Act 1977)
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