Rakiura National Park

E168378
national park protected area

Rakiura National Park is a large, remote conservation area on New Zealand’s Stewart Island known for its unspoiled forests, rugged coastline, and opportunities to see kiwi in the wild.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rakiura National Park canonical 7
Rakiura Track 3
Rakiura National Park (coastal margins) 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
accessedFrom Bluff ⓘ
accessMethod ferry ⓘ
light aircraft ⓘ
administeredBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ
area approximately 1570 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 157000 hectares ⓘ
containsTrail North West Circuit ⓘ
Rakiura National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rakiura Track

Southern Circuit ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
coversPercentageOfStewartIsland about 85 percent ⓘ
darkSkyDesignationYear 2019 ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal ecosystem ⓘ
temperate rainforest ⓘ
hasFlora kāmahi ⓘ
mānuka ⓘ
podocarp-broadleaf forest ⓘ
rimu ⓘ
tussock grasslands ⓘ
hasIwiAssociation Ngāi Tahu iwi ⓘ
surface form: Ngāi Tahu

Ngāti Mamoe ⓘ
Waitaha ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature coastal forests ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ
hill country ⓘ
rugged coastline ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasNativeSpecies New Zealand fur seal ⓘ
New Zealand sea lion ⓘ
kererū ⓘ
kākā ⓘ
kākāriki ⓘ
little penguin ⓘ
southern brown kiwi (tokoeka) ⓘ
tūī ⓘ
yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho ⓘ
hasOfficialDarkSkyStatus International Dark Sky Sanctuary ⓘ
knownFor dark skies and stargazing ⓘ
opportunities to see kiwi in the wild ⓘ
remote wilderness character ⓘ
unspoiled forests ⓘ
locatedIn South Island ⓘ
surface form: South Island (offshore island)

Southland ⓘ
surface form: Southland Region
locatedOn Stewart Island / Rakiura ⓘ
surface form: Stewart Island
namedAfter Stewart Island / Rakiura ⓘ
surface form: Rakiura (Māori name for Stewart Island)
nameMeaning "Rakiura" is often translated as "glowing skies" ⓘ
nearestSettlement Oban ⓘ
openingDate 2002-03-09 ⓘ
partOf New Zealand national parks ⓘ
surface form: New Zealand national parks system
recreationActivity birdwatching ⓘ
boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hunting (by permit) ⓘ
tramping ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stewart Island / Rakiura → hasProtectedArea → Rakiura National Park ⓘ
Stewart Island / Rakiura → hasTrail → Rakiura National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rakiura Track
Mount Anglem / Hananui → locatedIn → Rakiura National Park ⓘ
Mount Anglem / Hananui → partOf → Rakiura National Park ⓘ
North West Circuit → locatedIn → Rakiura National Park ⓘ
Paterson Inlet / Whaka a Te Wera → partOfProtectedArea → Rakiura National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rakiura National Park (coastal margins)
Rakiura National Park → containsTrail → Rakiura National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rakiura Track
Oban → nearbyProtectedArea → Rakiura National Park ⓘ
New Zealand Great Walks network → includesRoute → Rakiura National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rakiura Track
New Zealand national parks → hasPart → Rakiura National Park ⓘ
Ulva Island → partOf → Rakiura National Park ⓘ