National Parks Map

New Zealand National Parks

1. 1887 - Tongariro – 79,598 hectares
2. 1900 - Egmont – 33,543 hectares
3. 1929 - Arthur’s Pass – 114,394 hectares
4. 1942 - Abel Tasman – 22,541 hectares
5. 1952 - Fiordland – 1,257,000 hectares
6. 1953 - Mt Cook (Aorangi) – 70,728 hectares
7. 1954 - Te Urewera – 212,673 hectares
8. 1956 - Nelson Lakes – 101,753 hectares
9. 1960 - Westland – 117,607 hectares
10. 1964 - Mt Aspiring – 355,543 hectares
11. 1986 - Whanganui – 74,231 hectares
12. 1987 - Paparoa – 30,560 hectares
13. 1996 - Kahurangi – 452,000 hectares
14. 2001 - Rakiura (Stewart Island) - 163,000 hectares  (approximately 85% of Stewart Island)

Total area = 3,085,171 hectares