National Parks Act 1980

Introduction

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"Protecting and managing New Zealand's special natural areas"

This act brings together and updates the rules about national parks. It changes some of the existing laws to make them better. The act is all about how we manage and take care of our national parks in New Zealand.

National parks are special areas of land that are protected because they're beautiful or important for nature. This act sets out how we should look after these parks and what people can and can't do in them.

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1: Short Title and commencement, or

"This law's name and when it started working"

National Parks Act 1980

Reprint as at:
2025-04-05
Assent:
1980-12-17
Commencement:
see section 1(2)

The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This Act is administered by the Department of Conservation.


An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to national parks