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- Kahurangi National Park
- Marlborough Sounds Maritime Park
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- Nelson Lakes National Park
- Paparoa National Park
- Rakiura National Park
- Te Urewera National Park
- Tongariro National Park
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- Whanganui National Park
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Reserves
- Antipodes Islands / Moutere Mahue
- Auckland Islands / Motu Maha
- Bounty Islands / Moutere Hauriri
- Brown's Island-Motukorea Island Recreation Reserve
- Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku
- Cape Kidnappers - Te Kauwae-a-Māui
- Kapiti Island Nature Reserve
- Kawau Island
- Kermadec Islands / Rangitahua
- Lewis Pass National Reserve
- Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve
- Motuihe Island Recreation Reserve
- Motutapu Island
- North Head Historic Reserve
- Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve
- Rangitoto Island Scenic Reserve
- Snares Islands / Tini Heke
- Tiritiri Matangi Scientific Reserve
- Waitangi Treaty Grounds
- Whanganui River Reserves
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Craig Potton
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