The national parks of New Zealand are protected natural areas administered by the Department of Conservation. The first national parks established in the country were all focused on mountain scenery.
DOC information board in Abel Tasman National Park
Mount Tongariro in winter, Tongariro National Park
Tourist attraction Milford Sound, the most famous of the fiords in Fiordland National Park
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Egmont National Park
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Egmont National Park, officially known as Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, is a national park located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The park covers three v
National parks of New Zealand
…national parks marked in green DOC information board in Abel Tasman National Park Mount Tongariro in winter, Tongariro National Park Satellite photo of Egmont National Park (the forested area) Tourist attraction Milford Sound, the most famous of the fiords in Fiordland National Park The national parks of New Zealand are…
Mount Taranaki
NASA satellite picture of Mount Taranaki showing the nearly-circular national park surrounding it
Entrance sign
Low on the trail to the summit of Mount Taranaki