Regional parks of New Zealand
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Regional parks of New Zealand are administered by regional council
s, the first tier of local government
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s in the Auckland
region are administered by the Auckland Regional Council
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region are administered by Canterbury Regional Council
(Ecan).
Regional Council
Regional Council or regional council may refer to the following:*Regional Council *Regional Council, Hong Kong*Regional council *Regional Council - the Parliament of a Regione of Italy*Regional councils in New Zealand...
s, the first tier of local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
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Auckland region
The regional parkRegional park
Regional park is a term used for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreational use or other reason, and under the administration of a form of local government.-Definition:...
s in the Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
region are administered by the Auckland Regional Council
Auckland Regional Council
The Auckland Regional Council was the regional council of the Auckland Region. Its predecessor the Auckland Regional Authority was formed in 1963 and became the ARC in 1989...
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- Ambury Regional Park
- Awhitu Regional Park
- Duder Regional ParkDuder Regional ParkDuder Regional Park is a regional park situated on the coast to the south east of Auckland City, New Zealand.- History :The park was created in 1995 after the sale of the land by the Duder family to the Auckland Regional Council. Prior to the sale the land had been farmed by descendants of Thomas...
- Hunua RangesHunua RangesThe Hunua Ranges form a block of hilly country to the southeast of Auckland in New Zealand's North Island. They cover some 250 square kilometres , containing 178 km² of parkland, and rise to 688 metres at Kohukohunui...
Regional Park - Long Bay Regional Park
- Mahurangi Regional Park
- Mount Smart Stadium
- MuriwaiMuriwaiMuriwai, also called Muriwai Beach, is a coastal community located on the west coast of North Island, New Zealand. It is also home to a large colony of gannets.- Location :...
Regional Park - Omana Regional ParkOmana Regional ParkOmana Regional Park is situated 42 km drive south east of Auckland city, New Zealand just before entering Maraetai township. Open 8am-5pm or 8.30pm .- Overview :...
- Scandrett Regional Park
- Shakespear Regional Park
- Tapapakanga Regional Park
- Tawharanui Regional ParkTawharanui PeninsulaTawharanui Peninsula is a finger of land projecting into the Hauraki Gulf from the east coast of the much larger North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand. It separates Omaha Bay to the north from Kawau Bay and Kawau Island to the south...
- Tawhitokino and Orere Point
- Waitakere RangesWaitakere RangesThe Waitakere Ranges are a chain of hills in the Auckland metropolitan area, generally running approximately 25 km from north to south, 25 km west of central Auckland, New Zealand. The maximum elevation within the ranges is 474 m...
Regional Park - Waharau Regional Park
- Wenderholm Regional Park
- Whakanewha Regional Park
- Whakatiwai Regional Park
Wellington region
The regional parks in the Wellington region are administered by the Greater Wellington Regional Council.- Battle Hill Farm Forest ParkBattle Hill Farm Forest ParkBattle Hill Farm Forest Park is a Wellington Regional park located near Paekakariki, New Zealand. It contains the site of the Battle of Battle Hill and is intersected by Transmission Gully....
- Belmont Regional ParkBelmont Regional ParkBelmont Regional Park is a Wellington Regional park located between Lower Hutt and Porirua, New Zealand. It is the largest of the Wellington Regional parks, stretching close to 15km from Wellington Harbour to Haywards and 10km to Porirua, containing farm land, native bush, and peaks up to 456m...
- East Harbour Regional ParkEast Harbour Regional ParkEast Harbour Regional Park is a Wellington Regional park stretching from Baring Head along the east side of the Wellington Harbour along the east side of Eastbourne, New Zealand....
- Kaitoke Regional ParkKaitoke Regional ParkKaitoke Regional Park is a Wellington Regional park located in Kaitoke, New Zealand, past Upper Hutt. The park is adjacent to the Hutt water collection area and comprises mostly native bush...
- Queen Elizabeth ParkQueen Elizabeth Park, New ZealandQueen Elizabeth Park is a Wellington Regional Park located on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand. The park contains the last area of natural dunes on the Kapiti Coast. The park is steeped in history including pa sites at Whareroa Beach and Wainui Beach....
Canterbury region
The regional parks in the CanterburyCanterbury, New Zealand
The New Zealand region of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. Its main city, Christchurch, hosts the main office of the Christchurch City Council, the Canterbury Regional Council - called Environment Canterbury - and the University of Canterbury.-...
region are administered by Canterbury Regional Council
Canterbury Regional Council
Canterbury Regional Council is the regional council for Canterbury, the largest region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is part of New Zealand's structure of local government...
(Ecan).
- Waimakariri River Regional Park - the first regional park in the Canterbury region. (opened on 30 September 2006)
- Lake Tekapo Regional Park
See also
- Protected areas of New ZealandProtected areas of New ZealandProtected areas of New Zealand are on both public and private land. Nearly 30 percent of the land mass of New Zealand is in public ownership and has some degree of protection...
- Conservation in New ZealandConservation in New ZealandConservation in New Zealand has a history associated with both Māori and Europeans. Both groups of people caused a loss of species and both amended their behaviour after realising their effect on indigenous flora and fauna.-Protected areas:...
- Forest parks of New ZealandForest parks of New ZealandThe 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....
- National parks of New ZealandNational parks of New ZealandThe national parks of New Zealand are 14 protected areas administered by the Department of Conservation "for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the public". These are popular tourist destinations, with three-tenths of tourists visiting at least one national park during their stay in New Zealand...