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Fiordland National Park

Place. National Park. 12570.00km². Updated 20 November 201220 November 2012.

New Zealand's largest park, with large areas of impenetrable wilderness. Includes the Glaisnock and Pembroke Wilderness Areas. Fiordland National Park is part of Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area. Highest point: 2746m (Mt Tutoko). More ▶︎

Beginners' guide to... Visiting New Zealand

Article. By matthew Updated 5 September 20155 September 2015.

Coming hiking in New Zealand? Here's some basic local information to get you started. More ▶︎

Te Urewera

Place. Place. 2126.73km². Updated 30 October 201430 October 2014.

Te Urewera is a large tract of remote, heavily forested land, featuring the famous Lake Waikaremoana. More ▶︎

Tongariro National Park

Place. National Park. 790.00km². Updated 21 November 201221 November 2012.

New Zealand's first national park andand one of the first to be created anywhere in the world. The volcanic heart of the North Island was given to the Crown by Horonuku Te Heuheu Tukino IV in 1887 and gazetted as ... More ▶︎

Kahurangi National Park

Place. National Park. 4520.02km². Updated 16 May 201916 May 2019.

New Zealand's second largest, and youngest national park, dating from 1996. A large area of land at the top of the South Island with some easier and some more challenging walking along lengthy tracks. Home to the most diverse flora ... More ▶︎

Mount Aspiring National Park

Place. National Park. 3555.18km². Updated 24 September 201124 September 2011.

The third-largest national park, although most of its space is under-utilised. The Routeburn is the second busiest trail in New Zealand. The Olivine Wilderness Area is located in this park. Mount Aspiring National Park is part of Te Wahipounamu World ... More ▶︎

Abel Tasman National Park

Place. National Park. 225.33km². Updated 20 November 201220 November 2012.

In many ways, the track that explores the golden shoreline of this coastal park and the park itself have become synonymous. When people say "Abel Tasman," they invariably mean both the park, New Zealand's smallest, and the track, New Zealand's ... More ▶︎