Rakiura National Park

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Rakiura National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Map of New Zealand
Location	Stewart Island, New Zealand
Nearest city	Oban, New Zealand
Coordinates	46°54′″S 168°7′″E / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Area	1570 km²
Established	2002
Governing body	Department of Conservation

Rakiura National Park is a nature reserve park located on Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand. It is the 14th of New Zealand's national parks and was officially opened on March 9, 2002. It covers 1,570 km², which is about 85% of Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island. The park area excludes the township area around Half Moon Bay (Oban) and some roads as well as private or Maori-owned land further inland.^[1]

It is made up of a network of former nature reserves, scenic reserves, and State Forest areas. The popular Rakiura Track is within the national park. Many native birds can be found within in the park, and Rakiura offers perhaps the best opportunity anywhere in New Zealand for viewing kiwi in the wild. This in part due to a lack of stoats and ferrets.

[edit] See also

• National parks of New Zealand

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Department of Conservation information on Rakiura National Park.

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