Natural parks in NZ

Taonga “treasures” is the name used by Maoris to describe the national parks and seems perfectly suitable to indicate them.

National Tongariro Park: It shelters three active volcanos – MT Ruapehu, MT Tongariro and MT Ngauruhoe. This park, oldest of Zealand News, is the places of the extrèmes and the surprises. It is a place to explore and discover. One crosses there nature in all his diversity: wash, bubbling mud, snow, deserts, forest.

National Westland Park: Sheltering the glaciers Franz Josef and Fox, this park is located at the western medium of the Island. One discovers the glaciers there touching the forests, of the lakes and the extraordinary landscapes.

National Fiordland Park: Can be the most beautiful area of the world! National Fiordland Park, in the south of the Island east made up of covered with snow mountains, alpine lakes, fiords and many lakes. The landscapes are splendid.

Mount Cook National Park: This alpine park is in the east of Westland National Park, it contains more the high mountains of Zealand News of which the MT Cook, culminating point of the country. It is the privileged place of the mountain dwellers, hikers and skiers.

Mount Aspiring National Park: In the south of the two parks of the zone, the area of the MT Aspiring shelters mountains, glaciers, lakes, valleys. This park is the starting point of a great number of excursions.