New Zealands National Parks
Index: Abel Tasman
| Aoraki Mt Cook
| Arthurs
Pass |
Egmont
| Fiordland
| Kahurangi
| Mt
Aspiring |
Nelson Lakes
| Paparoa
| Rakiura
| Te
Urewera |
Tongariro
| Westland
Tai Poutini |
Whanganui There
are 14 National Parks around New Zealand designed to protect the natural
beauty of the native trees and birds and allow visitors to enjoy the huge
range of opportunities that they offer. They cover a large variety of
landscape from the oceans and inlets to the mountains and glaciers
Abel Tasman National
Park
This National Park hosts the well known Abel
Tasman Coastal Track and is renown for its beaches and rock
sculptures. It is located at the top of the South Island. Here
you will find birds like the pukeko, the tui and bellbirds as well as the
opportunity to check out the sea life if you go snorkelling or
kayaking. You can also take advantage of short walks close to the
entry points to the park.
See accommodation in Abel
Tasman / Nelson
Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
This alpine park has some of the highest mountains and largest glaciers in
New Zealand along with its unique alpine plants
including the lupins and Mt Cook lilies aswell as kea and pippit.
While there you can stay at the Aoraki Mt Cook Alpine Village, go skiing and
mountaineering, do a day walk or take scenic flights to take in the stunning
terrain the park holds.
Arthurs Pass National Park
Arthurs Pass is between Christchurch and Greymouth and has striking
differences on either side of the pass, with an abundance of alpine plants
above the tree line. Kea, spotted kiwi, fantails, bellbirds are some
of the birds you can find in the park while taking short walks, day walks,
over night hikes or mountaineering.
See accommodation in Greymouth
/ Christchurch
Egmont National Park
This park is home to Mt Egmont, and has challenging climbs for the fit
aswell as easier walks with stunning views. It also holds a range of
trees and plants from lush rainforest in the lower areas up to alpine plants
unique to that area. It is one of the most accessible parks
situated on the western coast of the North Island near New Plymouth.
See accommodation in New
Plymouth
Fiordland National Park
The Fiordland National Park encompasses some of the last great wilderness
areas of New Zealand, with mountains, fiords and lakes. This area is
also home to rare birds such as the takahe and the kakapo. The gate
way to the park is Te Anau and it has many quality walking tracks including,
the Milford, Kelper, Hollyford and Routeburn. Other activities include
scenic flights, mountaineering, hunting and fishing.
See accommodation in Te
Anau
Kahurangi National Park
Kauhurangi has a varied landscape that creates habitats for the spotted
kiwi, the rock wren and a number of native insects including snails and
wetas. The park offers many walking tracks including the wel known
Heaphy Track and is situated on the northwest corner of the South
Island. There is also opportunity to do caving, kayaking, rafting and
fishing.
See accommodation in Moetuka
/ Nelson
Mount Aspiring National Park
The Mount Aspiring National Park encompasses the southern end of the
Southern Alps and borders the Fiordland National Park. It is also home to
many birds including kea, rock wren, bellbirds, the South Island robin and
the tomtit. Situated near Queenstown, Te Anau, Glenorchy and Wanaka,
the park offers walking, mountaineering and jet boating.
See accommodation in Queenstown
/ Te Anau
/ Wanaka
Nelson Lakes National Park
This park is a combination of craggy mountains surrounded by lakes including
Rotoiti and Rotoroa. This combination allows visitors to enjoy
mountaineering, walking, snow sports aswell as boating and fishing.
The area is also well known for its Nature Recovery Programme that allows
you to get a glimpse of New Zealands unique nature.
See Accommodation in
the Nelson Region
Paparoa National Park
This parks holds a variety of stunning landscape from the mountains to the
coast between Westport and Greymouth, including the well known Pankcake
Rocks on Dolomite Point. You will be able to enjoy walking, caving and
canoeing to see some of the interesting limestone features in the park.
See West
Coast Accommodation
Rakiura National Park
This park covers approximately 85% of Stewart Island including stark cliffs,
sandy beaches and sheltered beaches. This means there is always
opportunity to see many native birds as you explore the walking tracks the
island has to offer.
Stewart Island Guided Walks and Accommodation
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Ulva's Guided Walks ..... A Stewart Island stay is not complete without a visit to Ulva Island, a place of high natural values and beauty steeped in a spiritual and cultural heritage. What better introduction to Rakiura (Stewart Island) could you wish for than a guided walk with a direct descendant of the first peoples of this beautiful Island?
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Port of Call - Relax in our boutique coastal accommodation, with stunning views of Halfmoon Bay on Stewart Island, home of the new Rakiura National Park. Port of Call is surrounded by 20 acres of native bush and abundant bird life.
Te Urewera National Park
The park has the largest forested wilderness on the North Island as well as
having Lakes Waikaremoana and Waikareiti. Much of the park is not
easily accessible which means there is well protected wildlife including the
kiwi, kaka and the blue duck. It is an ideal place for hunting
fishing, walking or taking a visit to Aniwaniwa Museum.
Tongariro National Park
The Tongariro park has outstanding variety including volcanic features,
lakes and plateaus alongside its active volcanoes and Mt Ruapehu. This
area houses two of New Zealands largest ski fields and has plenty of place
for mountaineering, hiking and snow sports.
See accommodation in Ohakune
/ Mt Ruapehu
Westland Tai Poutini National Park
This park takes in part of the Southern Alps down to the wetlands on the
West Coast, with Aoraki Mt Cook National Park, Fox and Franz Josef
Glacier on it's boundries. The coastal areas and wetlands are home to
coastal wading birds and the kotuku (white heron).
Accommodation in Hokitika
/ Fox & Fanz
Josef Glacier
Whanganui National Park
The Whanganui National Park has the Whanganui River running through it, with
popular tracks following its path from the mountains down to Tasman
Sea. The park offers plenty of space for boating, fishing, walking and
hunting as well as seeing native birds like the tui, fantail, wood pigeon
and robin.
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