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Below are some of the featured wildlife national parks, wildlife parks, game parks, wildlife sanctuaries, state parks, national parks and wildlife reserves of New Zealand. We select them on the basis of user rating and reviews as well as our own editorial discretion keeping in mind wildlife tourism, wildlife adventure, expedition and wildlife safari opportunites.
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Wild Life: Kiwi, Kokako, Kakapo, Saddleback, Kaka, Parakeet, New Zealand Falcon, Kea, Little Blue Penguin, Pary...
Adventure: Sea Kayaking, Sailing, Tramping, Swimming, Camping and Sightseeing
Best time to go: 01-Apr
Location: Tasman and Nelson districts
Nearest Town: Motueka
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Featured wildlife sanctuary/park/reserve in New Zealand. View all Parks in New Zealand | Tasman and Nelson regions
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Wild Life: Dolphin, Seal, Mouse, Rat, Hare, Deer, Kakapo, Kiwi, Shag, Tube-nosed Bird, Gull, Oystercatcher, Pen...
Adventure: Helicopter Hunting, Kayaking, Climbing, Tramping, Scenic Flights, Angling, Mountaineering, Fishing and Hunting
Best time to go: 01-Nov
Location: Southland district
Nearest Town: Te Anau
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Featured wildlife sanctuary/park/reserve in New Zealand. View all Parks in New Zealand | Southland region
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Wild Life: Morepork, Kingfisher, Shining Cuckoo, Tui, Kereru, Pied Tit, Green Gecko, Forest Gecko, Hochstetter'...
Adventure: Abseiling, Swimming, Surfing, Tramping, Bushwalking, Fishing, Boating, Horse Riding, Running, Walking, Picnicking, Camping, Canyoning and Sightseeing
Best time to go:
Location: Waitakere district
Nearest Town: Titirangi
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Featured wildlife sanctuary/park/reserve in New Zealand. View all Parks in New Zealand | Auckland region
Nelson Lakes National Park, Nelson region
Te Urewera National Park, East Coast (Gisborne) region
Tararua Forest Park, Wellington region
Tongariro National Park, Tongariro, Taupo and Ruapehu regions
Fiordland National Park, Southland region
Kaimanawa Forest Park, Tongariro and Taupo regions
Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region
Kaweka Forest Park, Hawke's Bay region
Raukumara Forest Park, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay regions
Pirongia Forest Park, Waikato region
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury region
Whirinaki Forest Park, Bay of Plenty region
Westland Tai Poutini National Park, West Coast region
Lake Sumner Forest Park, Canterbury region
Whanganui National Park, Wanganui region
Waitakere Ranges Regional Park, Auckland region
Muriwai Regional Park, Auckland region
Arthur's Pass National Park, Canterbury region
Egmont National Park, Taranaki and Wanganui regions
Mount Richmond Forest Park, Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman regions
Featured Wildlife:
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Bottlenose dolphins live in groups called pods that can vary in size from 15 to 100 or even up to 1000. While they can hunt individually, they often work as a team to harvest schools of fish. They emit clicking sounds and listen for the return echo to determine the location and shape of nearby items, including potential prey. They use sound for communication-- squeaks and whistles emitted from the blowhole and sounds emitted through body language, such as leaping from the water and slapping thei...
Wildlife Parks with Bottlenose dolphin
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Grey warbler in the wild (27 Parks)
Bellbird in the wild (26 Parks)
North isl in the wild (19 Parks)
Rifleman in the wild (14 Parks)
South isl in the wild (14 Parks)
Parakeet in the wild (13 Parks)
Shining cuckoo in the wild (12 Parks)
Kokako in the wild (10 Parks)
Stoat in the wild (8 Parks)
Long-tailed cuckoo in the wild (7 Parks)
Pied stilt in the wild (7 Parks)
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Featured Wildlife Adventure:
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It may involve backpacks, rain-gear, rugged ground, or it could just be 'walking'. The objective can be to simply explore the countryside on foot, just wander around or to seek something specific, like a waterfall, or a rare plant…...
Wildlife Parks that offer Hiking
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Walking 45 Wildlife Parks
Tramping 38 Wildlife Parks
Camping 37 Wildlife Parks
Biking 30 Wildlife Parks
Fishing 28 Wildlife Parks
Hunting 27 Wildlife Parks
Mountain biking 27 Wildlife Parks
Swimming 25 Wildlife Parks
Kayaking 22 Wildlife Parks
Bird watching 16 Wildlife Parks
Boating 16 Wildlife Parks
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