Recreation reserve

A recreation reserve is a type of New Zealand protected area owned by the New Zealand Government[citation needed] and reserved mainly for sporting or recreational activities.

[3] There were 2,842 recreation reserves in New Zealand in 2015, covering total of 255,750 hectares.

[2] Land Information New Zealand listed 599 recreation reserves on its website in 2022.

Te Paki in Northland, for example, covers nearly 19,000 hectares of coastal landscape.

Pūponga Farm Park, at the western end of Farewell Spit, is also larger than most.