Rakiura National Park covers about 85 percent of Stewart Island, New Zealand's third largest island, and opened in 2002 as the country's newest national park at roughly 1,400 square kilometers. Formed from a network of former nature reserves, scenic reserves, and state forest, it excludes the township of Oban and some private and Maori owned land. The park is a stronghold for the Southern brown kiwi, or tokoeka, with an estimated population of around 15,000 birds, alongside yellow-eyed penguins, weka, and South Island kaka in its lowland forests of kamahi, totara, and rimu.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyDepartment of Conservation 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Department of Conservation 1 Sources
1. Rakiura National Park (Wikipedia)
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Rakiura National Park is a nature reserve park located on Stewart Island / Rakiura, New Zealand.
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Department of Conservation
View the Source 2. Rakiura National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
Wikidata item Q282066
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- Part Of: New Zealand, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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