New Zealand has 44 marine reserves spread around the North, the South Island, and neighbouring islands, and on outlying island groups. They are governed by the Marine Reserves Act 1971 and administered by the Department of Conservation with assistance from the Ministry of Fisheries, New Zealand Customs and the New Zealand Defence Forces.
Goat Island Marine Reserve
Image: Akaroa Harbour entrance, Canterbury, New Zealand, 22nd. Nov. 2010 Flickr Phillip C
Image: Auckland Island, looking north towards Deas Head, Rose and Enderby Islands
Image: Goat Island panoramio
Kermadec Islands
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The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean 800–1,000 km (500–620 mi) northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi) in total area and uninhabited, except for the permanently staffed Raoul Island Station, the northernmost outpost of New Zealand.
Raoul Island from space
View from Raoul Island
Bathymetry of the Kermadec volcanic island arc and surrounding areas
The Kermadec scalyfin – part of the rich marine biota of the Kermadecs