Westland Tai Poutini National Park is a park on the western coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It was created in 1960 as Westland National Park to celebrate the 100th anniversary of European settlers arriving in the Westland District. The park covers 1,320 square kilometers (330,000 acres) of mostly mountainous areas and forests.
Tongariro National Park, located in the central North Island, is the oldest national park in New Zealand and the sixth national park created worldwide. It has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site because it has both cultural and natural importance. The active volcanic mountains Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro are in the center of the park.
Rakiura National Park is a nature reserve located on Stewart Island / Rakiura, New Zealand. It is the newest national park in New Zealand and was opened in 2002. The park covers about 85% of the island.
Paparoa National Park is located on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The park was created in 1987 and covers an area of 430 square kilometers (170 square miles). It stretches from near the coastline up to the peaks of the Paparoa Range.
Mount Aspiring National Park is located in the Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand. It is north of Fiordland National Park and covers parts of the Otago and Westland regions. The park is part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site.
Fiordland National Park is located in the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand, covering an area of 12,607 km² (4,868 sq mi). The park is part of the Te Wāhipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was established in 1990.
Egmont National Park, also known as Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, is a national park located south of New Plymouth, near the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The park includes three volcanic cones: Mount Taranaki and its slopes, Pouākai, and Kaitake. The park was first established in 1881 as a forest reserve and later became New Zealand’s second national park in 1900, after Tongariro National Park.
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is a national park located in the Canterbury Region in the central-west part of the South Island of New Zealand. It was created in October 1953 and is named after Aoraki / Mount Cook, the tallest mountain in New Zealand. The park covers an area of 707 km (273 mi) and borders Westland Tai Poutini National Park along the Main Divide of the Southern Alps.
Boodjamulla National Park, which was previously called Lawn Hill National Park, is located in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia. The Riversleigh World Heritage Area, a World Heritage Site, is within the park. The park is on the traditional land of the Waanyi people (part of which was once part of Injilarija land).
The Undara Volcanic National Park is a protected area located in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. It is found 275 kilometers (171 miles) southwest of Cairns, near the Gulf Developmental Road. The park was created in 2009 to preserve Australia’s longest lava tube and the special animals and plants that live there.