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New Zealand chooses to restrict some data on its protected areas. As a result, data on 1 protected area is not publicly-available and cannot be viewed or downloaded on this page. While this site is included in the coverage statistics presented here, all other statistics (e.g. number of protected areas; breakdown by governance type etc.) on this page are based upon the publicly-available data only.

New Zealand

10449
Total Protected Areas
5 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
0
Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
Polygons/Points ratio
Polygons 100%
Points 0%
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• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

33.41% Coverage

90,211km2 Land area covered

269,999km2 Total land area

36.73% 5th National Report coverage

PAME

9.64% With management effectiveness evaluations

26,025km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

30.39% Coverage

1,247,401km2 Marine and coastal area covered

4,104,146km2 Total marine and coastal area

7.00% 5th National Report coverage

PAME

0.36% With management effectiveness evaluations

14,644km2 Areas assessed

Disclaimer: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.

IUCN Management Categories

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Governance types

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Sources 4

  1. Protected Areas of New Zealand Updated: 2018 Department of Conservation (DOC), Te Papa Atawhai, Wellington, New Zealand
  2. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  3. QEII National Trust Protected Open Spaces of New Zealand Updated: 2020 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust (Ngā Kairauhi Papa), Wellington, New Zealand
  4. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties

Designations

  • 99.91%
  • 0.09%

National designations

10440
  • Benthic Protection Area 20
  • Closed Seamount Area 17
  • Conservation Area 3
  • Conservation Covenant 857
  • Conservation Park 54
  • Ecological Area 113
  • Government Reserve 17
  • Local Purpose Reserve 5
  • Marine Protected Area 1
  • Marine Reserve 44
  • National Park 15
  • Nature Reserve 58
  • Open Space Covenant 4680
  • Open Space QEII National Trust Property 14
  • Sanctuary Area 14
  • Scenic Reserve 1699
  • Scientific Reserve 99
  • Specially Protected Area 1
  • Stewardship Area 2623
  • Te Urewera 2
  • Wilderness Area 6
  • Wildlife Management Area 12
  • Wildlife Refuge 74
  • Wildlife Sanctuary 12

Regional designations

0

    International designations

    9
    • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 6
    • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 3

    Other designations

    0

      Related countries & territories

      citation

      UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for New Zealand from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net

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      Citation

      UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], March 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.