Watercourse area

Type of New Zealand protected area

A watercourse areas is a type of New Zealand protected area owned by the New Zealand Government and administered by the Department of Conservation.[1]

Under the Conservation Act 1987, the Minister of Conservation may declare an area of conservation, reserve or heritage land next to a river, lake, or stream a watercourse area, if the land and waters combined have "outstanding wild, scenic, or other natural or recreational characteristics".[2]

Under the Act, watercourse areas should be managed to protect those characteristics, and its management should be coordinated with the management of other watercourse areas.[2]

Other watercourses on private land may also be protected from alteration. These include any natural, modified or artificial, open water channels, be they continual or intermittent, including river beds, stream beds, gullies, low-lying areas, ditches and drainage channels. These also include culverts or pies that are installed to replace those channels. Not all of these watercourses are recorded.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Conservation Act 1987". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
2. ^ a b "Conservation Act 1987". legislation.govt.nz. New Zealand Government.
3. ^ "Watercourses". dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council.

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Protected areas of New Zealand

Conservation parks|

* Ahuriri
* Aorangi
* Aotea
* Catlins
* Coromandel
* Craigieburn
* Eyre Mountains/Taka Ra Haka
* Hakatere
* Hāwea
* Hanmer
* Kaimai Mamaku
* Kaimanawa
* Kaweka
* Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia
* Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands
* Lake Sumner
* Mavora Lakes
* Mount Richmond
* Northland
* North-west Nelson
* Oteake
* Pirongia
* Pureora
* Remutaka
* Ruahine
* Raukumara
* Ruataniwha
* Tararua
* Te Kahui Kaupeka
* Te Papanui
* Victoria
* Whakarewarewa
* Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne

Ecological islands|

* Brook Waimārama Sanctuary
* Bushy Park
* Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari
* Orokonui Ecosanctuary
* Tawharanui Open Sanctuary
* Zealandia

Government purpose reserves|

* Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve
* Pukaha / Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre

Historic reserves|

* Hāpūpū / J M Barker
* Maungauika / North Head
* Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing Site
* Stony Batter
* Te Kuri a Paoa/Young Nick's Head

Marine reserves|

* Akaroa
* Auckland Islands
* Cape Rodney-Okakari Point
* Hautai
* Hawea (Clio Rocks)
* Hikurangi
* Horoirangi
* Kahukura (Gold Arm)
* Kahurangi
* Kapiti
* Kermadec Islands
* Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm)
* Long Bay-Okura
* Long Island-Kokomohua
* Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm)
* Motu Manawa-Pollen Island
* Moutere Hauriri / Bounty Islands
* Moutere Ihupuku / Campbell Island
* Moutere Mahue / Antipodes Island
* Parininihi
* Piopiotahi (Milford Sound)
* Pohatu / Flea Bay
* Poor Knights Islands
* Punakaiki
* Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island)
* Tapuae
* Taputeranga
* Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula)
* Tauparikākā
* Tāwharanui
* Te Angiangi
* Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut)
* Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound)
* Te Matuku
* Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks)
* Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound)
* Te Tapuwae o Rongokako
* Tonga Island
* Tuhua (Mayor Island)
* Ulva Island-Te Wharawhara
* Waiau Glacier Coast
* Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu)
* Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove)
* Whangarei Harbour

National parks|

| Current|

* Abel Tasman
* Aoraki / Mount Cook
* Arthur's Pass
* Egmont
* Fiordland
* Kahurangi
* Mount Aspiring
* Nelson Lakes
* Paparoa
* Rakiura
* Tongariro
* Westland Tai Poutini
* Whanganui

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Former|

* Te Urewera

National reserves|

* Hāpūpū / J M Barker
* Lewis Pass
* Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing Site
* Subantarctic Islands
* Te Kuri a Paoa/Young Nick's Head

Recreation reserves|

* Bastion Point
* Otago Central Rail Trail
* Truby King Recreation Reserve

Regional parks|

* Akatarawa
* Ambury
* Ashley Rakahuri
* Ātiu Creek
* Auckland Botanic Gardens
* Āwhitu
* Battle Hill Farm
* Belmont
* Duder
* East Harbour
* Ferrymead
* Glenfern Sanctuary
* Hunua Ranges
* Kaitoke
* Lake Tekapo
* Long Bay
* Mahurangi
* Motukorea Browns Island
* Muriwai
* Mutukaroa / Hamlins Hill
* Ōmana
* Onekawa Te Mawhai
* Orere Point
* Pākiri
* Pakuratahi
* Papamoa Hills
* Queen Elizabeth
* Scandrett
* Shakespear
* Tāpapakanga
* Tāwharanui
* Tawhitokino
* Te Ārai
* Te Muri
* Te Rau Pūriri
* Waharau
* Waimakariri River
* Wainuiomata Regional Park
* Waitākere Ranges
* Waitawa
* Wenderholm
* Whakanewha
* Whakatīwai

Scenic reserves|

* Alice Eaves Reserve
* Bruce Park
* Goldie Bush
* Peel Forest Park
* Waro Limestone

Wetlands|

* Awarua Wetland
* Farewell Spit
* Firth of Thames
* Kopuatai Peat Dome
* Manawatū Estuary
* Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve
* Wairarapa Moana
* Whangamarino

Other areas|

* Fensham Reserve
* Hutt Water Collection Area
* Northern Pegasus Bay
* Wainuiomata Water Collection Area
* Whitireia

Other|

* Amenity area
* Ecological area
* Sanctuary area
* Wilderness area
* Wildlife management area

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