National Park Resources

Internet Links and Contacts

Department of Conservation (DoC). www.doc.govt.nz
Map of land looked after by DOC
Abel Tasman National Park
Kahurangi National Park information
Nelson Lakes National Park information
United Nations World Heritage Sites website
New Zealand National Parks and Conservation Foundation

Forest and Bird. (see details bottom of page)

Forest and Bird Magazine Articles

Aug 1986 - Loving Our National Parks to Death
Feb 1987 - Whanganui National Park – A Celebration
Aug 1987 - National Parks - What do we think of them?
May 1988 - From the Wet West to the Dry East - Proposed Additions to Arthur's Pass National Park
May 1988 - NZ's Protected Natural Areas Programme - What it has been, what it is, & what it could be
Aug 1988 - National Parks, National Treasures
Feb 1989 - National Parks – Bureaucracy Overtakes Citizen Directed System
Feb 1992 - North-west Nelson: national park investigation
Aug 1992 - Grazing in Fiordland National Park
May 1993 - Mt Aspiring National Park excision reversed
May 1996 - Kahurangi - a feast of nature in our newest national park
Feb 1998 - National Park potential of Inland Marlborough
Feb 1998 - Waitutu Forest added to Fiordland National Park
Nov 1998 - Abel Tasman Foreshore may be added to National Park
Nov 1998 - Whanganui National Park at risk of collapse (Possums)
Feb 1999 - Huge addition to Fiordland National Park
Feb 1999 - Precious Places (the National Park system in NZ)
May 1999 - Stewart Island/Rakiura – a national park proposed
May 2000 - Stewart Island/Rakiura National Park Proposal Advanced

Check your school and local libraries for copies of the Forest and Bird magazine.

Books

'Journeys in National Parks.' By Christine Dann. Published by TVNZ, 1987.

'National Parks of New Zealand.' By Craig Potten. Published by Craig Potten Publishing, 1998.

'New Zealand's National Parks.' By Leonard Cobb and James Duncan. Published by Paul Hamlyn Ltd, 1980.

'New Zealand Wilderness Walks.' By Colin Moore. Published by Hodder Moa Beckett, 1996.

'Te Wahipounamu South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area.' By Andris Apse. Published by Craig Potten Publishing, 1997.

'Tongariro. A Sacred Gift.' By Craig Potten. Published by Lansdowne Press and Craig Potten, 1987.

'Wild Fiordland. Discovering the Natural History of a World Heritage Area.' By Neville Peat and Brain Patrick. Published by University of Otago Press, 1996.

Videos

Journeys in National Parks (30 mins). This video journeys through six national parks. Wild South video, Natural History New Zealand Ltd. Contact sales@wildsouth.co.nz or www.naturalhistory.co.nz

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