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New Zealand UNESCO world heritage sites

Manawatu-Wanganui state [capital = Palmerston North]

Cultural landscape in Tongariro National Park @
The mountains at the heart of the park have cultural and religious significance for the Maori people and symbolize the spiritual links between this community and its environment. The park has active and extinct volcanoes, a tderse range of ecosystems and some spectacular landscapes.

Southland state [capital = Invercargill]

Te Wahipounamu natural ecosystem in Fiordland + Mount Aspiring + Westland Tai Poutini + Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
From the vast wilderness of Fiordland in the south to the spectacular upthrust of the Southern Alps in the north, the landscapes are world class for the sheer excellence of their scenic beauty. It is an area of magnificent primeval vistas: snow-capped mountains, glaciers, forests, tussock grasslands, lakes, rivers, wetlands and over 1000km of wilderness coastline.

Sub-Antarctic Islands

Protected natural areas on Snares + Bounty + Antipodes + Auckland + Campbell
The islands, lying between the Antarctic and Subtropical Convergences and the seas, have a high level of productivity, biodiversity, wildlife population densities and endemism among birds, plants and invertebrates. They are particularly notable for the large number and diversity of pelagic seabirds and penguins that nest there.