List of marine protected areas in New Zealand

The list of marine protected areas in New Zealand gives an overview according to the year of creation and assignment to the North Island , South Island and the neighboring islands. The Marine Reserves Act 1971 and the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 , which were passed in 1971 and 1978, form the basis for defining the protected areas .

As of 2012, there are 33 so-called Marine Reserves (marine protected areas ) and 6 Marine Mammal Sanctuaries (protected areas for marine mammals) in New Zealand . All areas are under the Department of Conservation , which is responsible for nature conservation in New Zealand.

Marine Reserves

Serial number	Surname	island	date	Area (ha)
MR01	Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve	North island	1975	547
MR02	Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve	North island	1981	2,410
MR03	Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve	Kermadec Islands	1990	748,000
MR04	Whanganui A Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve	North island	1992	840
MR05	Tuhua (Mayor Island) Marine Reserve	North island	1992	1,060
MR06	Kapiti Marine Reserve	North island	1992	2.167
MR07	Long Island − Kokomohua Marine Reserve	South island	1993	619
MR08	Tonga Island Marine Reserve	South island	1993	1,835
MR09	Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut) Marine Reserve	South island	1993	93
MR10	Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve	South island	1993	690
MR11	Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu) Marine Reserve	South island	1994	536
MR12	Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve	North island	1995	980
MR13	Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve	North island	1995	500
MR14	Te Angiangi Marine Reserve	North island	1997	446
MR15	Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve	North island	1999	2,452
MR16	Pohatu Marine Reserve	South island	1999	215
MR17	Auckland Islands-Motu Maha Marine Reserve	Auckland Islands	2003	498,000
MR18	Ulva Island-Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve	South island	2004	1,075
MR19	Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound) Marine Reserve	South island	2005	449
MR20	Hawea (Clio Rocks) Marine Reserve	South island	2005	411
MR21	Kahukura (gold poor) marine reserve	South island	2005	464
MR22	Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm) Marine Reserve	South island	2005	433
MR23	Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island) Marine Reserve	South island	2005	613
MR24	Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Marine Reserve	South island	2005	2.007
MR25	Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula) Marine Reserve	South island	2005	1,466
MR26	Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound) Marine Reserve	South island	2005	3,672
MR27	Te Matuku Marine Reserve	North island	2005	690
MR28	Horoirangi Marine Reserve	South island	2006	904
MR29	Whangarei Harbor Marine Reserve	North island	2006	237
MR30	Parininihi Marine Reserve	North island	2006	1,844
MR31	Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks) Marine Reserve	North island	2006	1,267
MR32	Tapuae Marine Reserve	North island	2008	1,404
MR33	Taputeranga Marine Reserve	North island	2008	855
Total				1,279,181

Marine Mammal Sanctuaries

Serial number	Surname	island	date	Area (ha)
MR01	Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary	South island	1988	407.696
MR02	Auckland Islands Marine Mammal Sanctuary	Auckland Islands	1993	560.564
MR03	Te Waewae Bay Marine Mammal Sanctuary	South island	2008	34,884
MR04	Catlins Coast Marine Mammal Sanctuary	South island	2008	65,388
MR05	Clifford and Cloudy Bay Marine Mammal Sanctuary	South island	2008	138,600
MR06	West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary	North island	2008	1,193,542
Total				2,400,674

literature

• Department of Conservation (Ed.): Annual Report . 2011, ISSN  1176-7324 , p. 127–128 ( online [accessed June 30, 2012]).

Web links

• New Zealand Gazetteer of place names . Land Information New Zealand, April 1, 2015,accessed May 31, 2016. 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Marine Reserves Act 1971 . Parliamentary Counsel Office , accessed July 30, 2012 .  
2. ^ Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 . Parliamentary Counsel Office , accessed July 30, 2012 .