Skip to main content

Story: Protected areas

Marine protected areas map

This map shows New Zealand’s marine reserves, parks and protected areas in 2014. There were 44 marine reserves, two marine parks, three marine protected areas and six marine mammal sanctuaries.

Using this item

Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Les Molloy, Protected areas – Protected marine areas and inland waters, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map-interactive/13882/marine-protected-areas-map (accessed 13 June 2026).

Story by Les Molloy, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 September 2015.