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| Rakiura National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location | Stewart Island, New Zealand |
| Nearest city | Oban, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | Expression error: Unexpected < operatorExpression error: Unexpected < operator |
| Area | 1570 km² |
| Established | 2002 |
| Governing body | Department of Conservation |
Rakiura National Park is a nature reserve park located on Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand. It is the 14th of New Zealand's national parks and was officially opened on March 9, 2002. It covers 1,570 km², which is about 85% of Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island. The park area excludes the township area around Half Moon Bay (Oban) and some roads as well as private or Maori-owned land further inland.1
It is made up of a network of former nature reserves, scenic reserves, and State Forest areas. The popular Rakiura Track is within the national park. Many native birds can be found within in the park, and Rakiura offers perhaps the best opportunity anywhere in New Zealand for viewing kiwi in the wild. This in part due to a lack of stoats and ferrets.
See also
References
- ^ Stewart Island national park created - The New Zealand Herald, Sunday 10 March 2002
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