Story: National parks

National Parks Authority meeting

Members of the National Parks Authority confer in the 1950s. The Authority was established under the National Parks Act 1952 to provide general guidance and policy for New Zealand’s national parks.

Using this item

Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AAQT 6539/A87, 234

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Nancy Swarbrick, National parks – Towards better management, 1900–1950s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14425/national-parks-authority-meeting (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.