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- A recreation reserve is a type of New Zealand protected area. Many provide public access to coastlines, lakes and rivers. According to Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, there 2,842 recreation reserves in New Zealand in 2015, covering total of 255,750 hectares. Land Information New Zealand listed 599 Recreation Reserves in 2022. Most Recreation Reserves are smaller than 1000 hectares, but some are much larger. Te Paki in Northland covers nearly 19,000 hectares of coastal landscape. Pūponga Farm Park, at the western end of Farewell Spit, is also large. Other well-known Recreation Reserves include Pelorus Bridge and the reserves of the Marlborough Sounds, and Five Mile, Whakaipo, and other reserves around Lake Taupō. (en)
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