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Five new marine reserves, including the two largest in mainland New Zealand, are to be established on the South Island’s West Coast, Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley announced today.

The new reserves are Kahurangi (8466ha), Punakaiki (3558ha), Okarito (4641ha), Gorge (847ha) and a small educational site at Ship Creek near Haast (16ha), totalling 17,528ha combined.

Kahurangi and Okarito will become the two largest marine reserves on New Zealand’s mainland coast.

  • Phil Heatley
  • Kate Wilkinson
  • Conservation
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Three huge marine reserves totalling 435,163ha are to be established in the Subantarctic Islands, Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley announced today.

The Ministers’ decisions will see a marine reserve cover the entire territorial sea - out to 12 nautical miles - surrounding Antipodes Island, with two further marine reserves around the Bounty Islands and Campbell Island, covering 58 percent and 39 percent of those islands’ territorial seas respectively.

  • Phil Heatley
  • Kate Wilkinson
  • Conservation
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

A new 400 hectare marine reserve is to be established in the Rodney district after a successful application by the Auckland Regional Council, Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Minister of

  • Phil Heatley
  • Kate Wilkinson
  • Conservation
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Phil Heatley today welcomed the release of the recommendation report from the West Coast Marine Protection For

  • Phil Heatley
  • Kate Wilkinson
  • Conservation
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture