World Heritage in New Zealand

The World Heritage in New Zealand (as of 2016) includes three UNESCO World Heritage Sites , including two World Heritage Sites and a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. New Zealand ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1984. The first entries in the World Heritage List were made in 1986. The last World Heritage site to date was entered in 1998.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in New Zealand in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion on the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

f1 Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
(more pictures)	Te Wahipounamu in southwest New Zealand	1990	N	551	The natural heritage includes Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park , Tai Poutini / Westland National Park , Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park . The Westland and Mount Cook National Parks (Ref. 375) and the Fiordland National Park (Ref. 376) were initially registered as independent World Heritage Sites in 1986 and in 1990 were combined to form the World Heritage Site "Te Wahipounamu", including other protected areas.
(more pictures)	Tongariro National Park ( location )	1990	K / N	421	In the national park are the three volcanoes Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu, which are also still active.
HoHo Bay on the Snare Islands (further pictures)	New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands	1998	N	877	The Snare Islands have an area of 3.28 km². The Bounty Islands were discovered by William Bligh on September 8, 1788 and named the Bounty after his ship . The Antipodal Islands got their name because they are supposedly in an antipodal position to England. The Auckland Islands are located 465 km south of New Zealand's South Island and are uninhabited. The Campbell Iceland is located about 590 km south of New Zealand.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2018) eight sites are entered in the tentative list of New Zealand, the last entry was in 2007. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

f1 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
(more pictures)	Auckland Volcanic Field ( location )	2007	K / N	5120
	Fiordland waters and lake bed (Te Moana O Atawhenua) ( location )	2007	N	5121	15 includes fjords, in those already in the World Heritage Te Wahipounamu contained Fiordland National Park protrude.
	Kahurangi National Park, Farewell Spit and the Canaan Karst System, and the marine area off the coast	2007	N	5122	The serial proposal includes Kahurangi National Park , Farewell Spit Nature Reserve, and the Canaan Karst System
	Historic District of the Kerikeri Basin	2007	K	5123
(more pictures)	Kermadec Islands and Marine Protected Area ( location )	2007	N	5124	comprises the islands of the archipelago of the Kermadec Islands and the marine reserve surrounding the islands, Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve
	Historic Art Deco District of Napier	2007	K	5125
	Whakarua Moutere (North East Islands)	2007	N	5126	The serial proposal includes nine components, including eight archipelagos, along the north-east coast of the North Island : Three Kings Islands / Manawatawhi, Te Paki and North Cape Reserves, Poor Knights Islands , Hen and Chickens Islands , Mokohinau Islands , Hauturu / Little Barrier Island , Cuvier Island , Red Mercury and lesser Mercury Islands and The Aldermen Islands
Treaty House (further pictures)	Waitangi Treaty Grounds Historic District ( Location )	2007	K	5127	Place of signing the New Zealand Declaration of Independence (1835) and the Treaty of Waitangi (1840)