Kahurangi Marine Reserve protects the environment along 16 kilometres of coastline and out to five kilometres offshore between Wekakura Point...

Kāpiti Marine Reserve is popular for its abundant sea life including blue moki, kingfish, seals and dolphins.

On the northeastern edge of Auckland city lies the Long Bay-Ōkura Marine Reserve.

Tucked away in the Marlborough Sounds, Long and Kokomahua islands are nestled inside the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound.

Māori knew about the glacial defile between the coastal flats of South Westland and the high tussock-land surrounding the southern...

Fed by two lagoons and the Waiho River, this marine reserve forms a protective buffer for these waterways and wetlands.

Punakāiki Marine Reserve surrounds the pancake rocks and blowholes at Dolomite Point, one of the most distinctive landscapes of the...

The marine environment in Northland’s Whangārei Harbour is of distinctive quality, and two marine areas are set aside for protection:...

Mimiwhangata Coastal Park near Whangārei is home to recovering bird and marine species, lovely coastal walks and lots of opportunities...

Once upon a time (before 1975, that is) there were no marine reserves around the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand.