The Wildlife Act 1953 has a list of invertebrates that are declared to be animals. You can find this list in schedule 7, which is empowered by sections 2 and 7B of the Act. This schedule tells you which invertebrates are considered animals.

The list includes different types of insects, such as grasshoppers, weta, beetles, and click beetles. It also includes spiders, like the Nelson cave spider and the black katipo spider. Some types of snails are on the list too, like kauri snails and flax snails.

All of these invertebrates are protected under the Wildlife Act 1953, as stated in schedule 7, which was amended by the Wildlife Order 2010.