Other places
Large tracts of New Zealand are set aside as national "Stewardship Land." This is not low value land, but rather land that has yet to be classified. This is a work in progress and the focus of an ongoing campaign by the FMC. Land is also managed as regional or local parks or water conservation reserves.
Up until 2014, Te Urewera was a national park. It has since been delisted as part of an historic land settlement. However, public access has been maintained.
Here is a selection of iconic landscapes not managed as national or conservation parks.
Lewis Pass National Reserve
Place.
Reserve. 182.95km2.
Updated
12 October 200912 October 2009.
A small park occupying the forested valleys around Lewis Pass and bordering Lake Sumner and Victoria Forest Parks as well as Nelson Lakes National Park. Ample overnight and day walking options in the area. Commercial hot pools at Maruia Springs ...
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Molesworth Recreation Reserve
Place.
Reserve. 1807.87km2.
Updated
8 April 20148 April 2014.
An iconic high country station located behind the Kaikoura Ranges.
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St James Conservation Area
Place.
Place. 781.96km2.
Updated
14 April 201514 April 2015.
A large new recreational area featuring tussock grasslands, and including the headwaters of the Waiau and Clarence Rivers.
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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.
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Waitakere Ranges Regional Park
Place.
Place. 170.00km2.
Updated
11 December 201711 December 2017.
The largest regional park managed by Auckland Council, this park covers 17000 hectares of rich and diverse forests, as well as the dramatic and beautiful coastline from Muriwai to Whatipu.
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