Marine Areas with Legal Protection
Figure 2
Marine reserves in the territorial sea by Coastal Biogeographic Regions Classification
Source: Adapted from Department of Conservation.
Text description of figure 2:
Shows New Zealand’s marine reserves in the territorial sea by Coastal Biogeographic Regions Classification.
| Coastal Biogeographic Region | Marine reserves per biogeographic region |
| Kermadec | Kermadecs Marine Reserve |
| Three Kings | None |
| North Eastern | Poor Knights Islands Whangarei Harbour Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Long Bay-Okura Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Te Matuku Te Whanganui-a-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Tuhura (Mayor Island) Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks) |
| Eastern North Island | Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Te Angiangi |
| Western North Island | Parininihi Tapuae |
| North Cook Strait | Kapiti Taputeranga |
| South Cook Strait | Westhaven Inlet Tonga Island Horoirangi Long Island- Kokomohua |
| West Coast South Island | None |
| East Coast South Island | Pohatu (Flea Bay) |
| Chatham | None |
| Southern | Ulva Island – Te Wharawhara |
| Fiordland | Piopiotahi Te Hapua Hawea Kahukura Te Awaatu Channel Taumoana Te Tapuwae o Huia Moana Uta Taipari Roa Kutu Parera |
| Snares | None |
| Subantarctic | Auckland Islands |
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