Forest parks of New Zealand
The forest parks of New Zealand are on public land administered by the Department of Conservation. These are defined as Conservation Parks.
Forest parks have a less stringent level of protection than National Parks and they are used for a wide variety of recreational and commercial activities.
Some forest parks have recently been renamed conservation parks, for instance, the former 'Whirinaki Forest Park' which became the 'Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park' in 2010.- Aorangi Forest Park
- Coromandel Forest Park
- Craigieburn Forest Park
- Kaimanawa Forest Park
- Kaweka Forest Park
- Lake Sumner Forest Park
- Mt Richmond Forest Park
- North-west Nelson Forest Park
- Pirongia Forest Park
- Pureora Forest Park
- Remutaka Forest Park
- Ruahine Forest Park
- Tararua Forest Park
- Victoria Forest Park
A large portion of what is now Kahurangi National Park was formerly much of the North-west Nelson Forest Park.
