# Ecological districts of New Zealand

In New Zealand an ecological district is defined as a particular geographical region that has a characteristic landscape and range of biological communities. They were developed after a need was seen for Protected Natural Areas.

## List

Initially 268 ecological districts within 85 ecological regions were defined. At a later stage there was a reallocation of some of the ecological districts.
| Region | District | Code |
| Kermadec | Kermadec | 1.01 |
| Three Kings | Three Kings | 2.01 |
| Te Paki | Te Paki | 3.01 |
| Aupouri | Aupouri | 4.01 |
| Western Northland |
| Western Northland | Maungataniwha | 5.01 |
| Western Northland | Hokianga | 5.02 |
| Western Northland | Tutamoe | 5.03 |
| Western Northland | Tangihua | 5.04 |
| Eastern Northland |
| Eastern Northland | Eastern Northland and Islands | 6.01 |
| Eastern Northland | Taranga | 6.02 |
| Poor Knights | Poor Knights | 7.01 |
| Kaipara | Kaipara | 8.01 |
| Auckland |
| Auckland | Rodney | 9.01 |
| Auckland | Waitakere | 9.02 |
| Auckland | Tamaki | 9.03 |
| Auckland | Rangitoto | 9.04 |
| Auckland | Inner Gulf Islands | 9.05 |
| Auckland | Awhitu | 9.06 |
| Auckland | Manukau | 9.07 |
| Auckland | Hunua | 9.08 |
| Coromandel |
| Coromandel | Little Barrier | 10.01 |
| Coromandel | Great Barrier | 10.02 |
| Coromandel | Colville | 10.03 |
| Coromandel | Mercury Islands | 10.04 |
| Coromandel | Thames | 10.05 |
| Coromandel | Tairua | 10.06 |
| Coromandel | Waihi | 10.07 |
| Coromandel | Te Aroha | 10.08 |
| Coromandel | Mayor | 10.09 |
| Waikato |
| Waikato | Meremere | 11.01 |
| Waikato | Hapuakohe | 11.02 |
| Waikato | Hauraki | 11.03 |
| Waikato | Hamilton | 11.04 |
| Waikato | Hinuera | 11.05 |
| Waikato | Maungatautari | 11.06 |
| Waikato | Waipa | 11.07 |
| Tainui |
| Tainui | Raglan | 12.01 |
| Tainui | Kawhia | 12.02 |
| Tainui | Herangi | 12.03 |
| Northern Volcanic Plateau |
| Northern Volcanic Plateau | Motiti | 13.01 |
| Northern Volcanic Plateau | Tauranga | 13.02 |
| Northern Volcanic Plateau | Otanewainuku | 13.03 |
| Northern Volcanic Plateau | Rotorua | 13.04 |
| Northern Volcanic Plateau | White Island | 13.05 |
| Whakatane |
| Whakatane | Te Teko | 14.01 |
| Whakatane | Taneatua | 14.02 |
| Whakatane | Opotiki | 14.03 |
| Western Volcanic Plateau |
| Western Volcanic Plateau | Ranginui | 15.01 |
| Western Volcanic Plateau | Pureora | 15.02 |
| Western Volcanic Plateau | Tokoroa | 15.03 |
| Central Volcanic Plateau |
| Central Volcanic Plateau | Atiamuri | 16.01 |
| Central Volcanic Plateau | Taupo | 16.02 |
| Eastern Volcanic Plateau |
| Eastern Volcanic Plateau | Kaingaroa | 17.01 |
| Eastern Volcanic Plateau | Whirinaki | 17.02 |
| Tongariro | Tongariro | 18.01 |
| Raukumara |
| Raukumara | Waioeka | 19.01 |
| Raukumara | Motu | 19.02 |
| East Cape |
| East Cape | Pukeamaru | 20.01 |
| East Cape | Waiapu | 20.02 |
| East Cape | Turanga | 20.03 |
| Urewera |
| Urewera | Waimana | 21.01 |
| Urewera | Ikawhenua | 21.02 |
| Urewera | Waikaremoana | 21.03 |
| Wairoa |
| Wairoa | Tiniroto | 22.01 |
| Wairoa | Mahia | 22.02 |
| Wairoa | Waihua | 22.03 |
| King Country |
| King Country | Waitomo | 23.01 |
| King Country | Taumarunui | 23.02 |
| Taranaki |
| Taranaki | North Taranaki | 24.01 |
| Taranaki | Matemateāonga | 24.02 |
| Egmont | Egmont | 25.01 |
| Moawhango | Moawhango | 26.01 |
| Kaimanawa | Kaimanawa | 27.01 |
| Ruahine | Ruahine | 28.01 |
| Hawkes Bay |
| Hawkes Bay | Maungaharuru | 29.01 |
| Hawkes Bay | Heretaunga | 29.02 |
| Rangitikei | Rangitikei | 30.01 |
| Manawatu |
| Manawatu | Manawatu Plains | 31.01 |
| Manawatu | Foxton | 31.02 |
| Manawatu Gorge |
| Manawatu Gorge | Manawatu Gorge North | 32.01 |
| Manawatu Gorge | Manawatu Gorge South | 32.02 |
| Pahiatua |
| Pahiatua | Woodville | 33.01 |
| Pahiatua | Puketoi | 33.02 |
| Eastern Hawkes Bay | Eastern Hawkes Bay | 34.01 |
| Eastern Wairarapa | Eastern Wairarapa | 35.01 |
| Wairarapa Plains | Wairarapa Plains | 36.01 |
| Aorangi | Aorangi | 37.01 |
| Tararua | Tararua | 38.01 |
| Sounds-Wellington |
| Sounds-Wellington | Wellington | 39.01 |
| Sounds-Wellington | Cook Strait | 39.02 |
| Sounds-Wellington | Sounds | 39.03 |
| Sounds-Wellington | D'Urville | 39.04 |
| Richmond |
| Richmond | Pelorus | 40.01 |
| Richmond | Para | 40.02 |
| Richmond | Fishtail | 40.03 |
| Wairau |
| Wairau | Blenheim | 41.01 |
| Wairau | Wither Hills | 41.02 |
| Wairau | Grassmere | 41.03 |
| Wairau | Flaxbourne | 41.04 |
| Wairau | Hillersden | 41.05 |
| Inland Marlborough |
| Inland Marlborough | Waihopai | 42.01 |
| Inland Marlborough | Medway | 42.02 |
| Inland Marlborough | Bounds | 42.03 |
| Inland Marlborough | George | 42.04 |
| Molesworth |
| Molesworth | Sedgemere | 43.01 |
| Molesworth | Balaclava | 43.02 |
| Molesworth | Miromiro | 43.03 |
| Clarence |
| Clarence | Tapuaenuku | 44.01 |
| Clarence | Dillon | 44.02 |
| Clarence | Manakau | 44.03 |
| Kaikoura |
| Kaikoura | Kekerengu | 45.01 |
| Kaikoura | Aniseed | 45.02 |
| Kaikoura | Kowhai | 45.03 |
| North-West Nelson |
| North-West Nelson | West Whanganui | 46.01 |
| North-West Nelson | Wakamarama | 46.02 |
| North-West Nelson | Golden Bay | 46.03 |
| North-West Nelson | Totaranui | 46.04 |
| North-West Nelson | Heaphy | 46.05 |
| North-West Nelson | Wangapeka | 46.06 |
| North-West Nelson | Arthur | 46.07 |
| North-West Nelson | Karamea | 46.08 |
| North-West Nelson | Matiri | 46.09 |
| Nelson |
| Nelson | Motueka | 47.01 |
| Nelson | Moutere | 47.02 |
| Nelson | Bryant | 47.03 |
| Nelson | Red Hills | 47.04 |
| North Westland |
| North Westland | Ngakawau | 48.01 |
| North Westland | Foulwind | 48.02 |
| North Westland | Buller | 48.03 |
| North Westland | Reefton | 48.04 |
| North Westland | Punakaiki | 48.05 |
| North Westland | Maimai | 48.06 |
| North Westland | Totara Flat | 48.07 |
| North Westland | Blackball | 48.08 |
| North Westland | Hochstetter | 48.09 |
| North Westland | Greymouth | 48.10 |
| North Westland | Brunner | 48.11 |
| Region | District | Code |
| Spenser |
| Spenser | Rotoroa | 49.01 |
| Spenser | Travers | 49.02 |
| Spenser | Ella | 49.03 |
| Spenser | Lewis | 49.04 |
| Spenser | Hope | 49.05 |
| Whataroa |
| Whataroa | Hokitika | 50.01 |
| Whataroa | Whitcombe | 50.02 |
| Whataroa | Harihari | 50.03 |
| Whataroa | Wilberg | 50.04 |
| Whataroa | Waiho | 50.05 |
| Whataroa | Glaciers | 50.06 |
| Whataroa | Karangarua | 50.07 |
| Whataroa | Mahitahi | 50.08 |
| Aspiring |
| Aspiring | Paringa | 51.01 |
| Aspiring | Mataketake | 51.02 |
| Aspiring | Landsborough | 51.03 |
| Aspiring | Haast | 51.04 |
| Aspiring | Okuru | 51.05 |
| Aspiring | Arawata | 51.06 |
| Aspiring | Dart | 51.07 |
| Lowry |
| Lowry | Hundalee | 52.01 |
| Lowry | Leslie | 52.02 |
| Lowry | Culverden | 52.03 |
| Lowry | Waiau | 52.04 |
| Lowry | Cheviot | 52.05 |
| Lowry | Motunau | 52.06 |
| Lowry | Waikari | 52.07 |
| Hawdon |
| Hawdon | Minchin | 53.01 |
| Hawdon | Arthur's Pass | 53.02 |
| Puketeraki |
| Puketeraki | Sumner | 54.01 |
| Puketeraki | Poulter | 54.02 |
| Puketeraki | Cass | 54.03 |
| Puketeraki | Torlesse | 54.04 |
| Puketeraki | Craigieburn | 54.05 |
| Puketeraki | Coleridge | 54.06 |
| Canterbury Foothills |
| Canterbury Foothills | Ashley | 55.01 |
| Canterbury Foothills | Oxford | 55.02 |
| Canterbury Foothills | Whitecliffs | 55.03 |
| Canterbury Plains |
| Canterbury Plains | High Plains | 56.01 |
| Canterbury Plains | Low Plains | 56.02 |
| Canterbury Plains | Ellesmere | 56.03 |
| Banks |
| Banks | Port Hills | 57.01 |
| Banks | Herbert | 57.02 |
| Banks | Akaroa | 57.03 |
| D'archiac |
| D'archiac | Browning | 58.01 |
| D'archiac | Armoury | 58.02 |
| D'archiac | Mt Cook | 58.03 |
| Heron |
| Heron | Mathias | 59.01 |
| Heron | Mt Mutt | 59.02 |
| Heron | Arrowsmith | 59.03 |
| Heron | Hakatere | 59.04 |
| Heron | Two Thumb | 59.05 |
| Tasman |
| Tasman | Godley | 60.01 |
| Tasman | Dobson | 60.02 |
| Pareora |
| Pareora | Orari | 61.01 |
| Pareora | Fairlie | 61.02 |
| Pareora | Geraldine | 61.03 |
| Pareora | Hunters | 61.04 |
| Pareora | Waimate | 61.05 |
| Pareora | Hakataramea | 61.06 |
| Wainono |
| Wainono | Makikihi | 62.01 |
| Wainono | Glenavy | 62.02 |
| Wainono | Oamaru | 62.03 |
| Mackenzie |
| Mackenzie | Tekapo | 63.01 |
| Mackenzie | Pukaki | 63.02 |
| Mackenzie | Ben Ohau | 63.03 |
| Mackenzie | Grampians | 63.04 |
| Mackenzie | Ahuriri | 63.05 |
| Mackenzie | Omarama | 63.06 |
| Mackenzie | Benmore | 63.07 |
| Waitaki |
| Waitaki | Kirkliston | 64.01 |
| Waitaki | St Mary | 64.02 |
| Waitaki | Hawkdun | 64.03 |
| Waitaki | St Bathans | 64.04 |
| Kakanui |
| Kakanui | Duntroon | 65.01 |
| Kakanui | Dansey | 65.02 |
| Kakanui | Waianakarua | 65.03 |
| Lakes |
| Lakes | Huxley | 66.01 |
| Lakes | Wanaka | 66.02 |
| Lakes | Richardson | 66.03 |
| Lakes | Shotover | 66.04 |
| Lakes | Remarkables | 66.05 |
| Central Otago |
| Central Otago | Lindis | 67.01 |
| Central Otago | Pisa | 67.02 |
| Central Otago | Dunstan | 67.03 |
| Central Otago | Maniototo | 67.04 |
| Central Otago | Old Man | 67.05 |
| Central Otago | Manorburn | 67.06 |
| Central Otago | Rock and Pillar | 67.07 |
| Lammerlaw |
| Lammerlaw | Macraes | 68.01 |
| Lammerlaw | Waipori | 68.02 |
| Lammerlaw | Tapanui | 68.03 |
| Lammerlaw | Lawrence | 68.04 |
| Otago Coast |
| Otago Coast | Waikouaiti | 69.01 |
| Otago Coast | Dunedin | 69.02 |
| Otago Coast | Tokomairiro | 69.03 |
| Otago Coast | Balclutha | 69.04 |
| Catlins |
| Catlins | Waipahi | 70.01 |
| Catlins | Tahakopa | 70.02 |
| Olivine |
| Olivine | Cascade | 71.01 |
| Olivine | Pyke | 71.02 |
| Fiord |
| Fiord | Darran | 72.01 |
| Fiord | Doubtful | 72.02 |
| Fiord | Te Anau | 72.03 |
| Fiord | Preservation | 72.04 |
| Mavora |
| Mavora | Livingstone | 73.01 |
| Mavora | Eyre | 73.02 |
| Mavora | Upukerora | 73.03 |
| Waikaia |
| Waikaia | Nokomai | 74.01 |
| Waikaia | Umbrella | 74.02 |
| Gore | Gore | 75.01 |
| Southland Hills |
| Southland Hills | Takitimu | 76.01 |
| Southland Hills | Taringatura | 76.02 |
| Southland Hills | Hokonui | 76.03 |
| Te Wae Wae |
| Te Wae Wae | Waitutu | 77.01 |
| Te Wae Wae | Tuatapere | 77.02 |
| Te Wae Wae | Longwood | 77.03 |
| Makarewa |
| Makarewa | Southland Plains | 78.01 |
| Makarewa | Waituna | 78.02 |
| Rakiura |
| Rakiura | Foveaux | 79.01 |
| Rakiura | Anglem | 79.02 |
| Rakiura | Freshwater | 79.03 |
| Rakiura | Mt Allen | 79.04 |
| Rakiura | Solanders | 79.05 |
| Rakiura | Snares | 79.06 |
| Chathams | Chathams | 80.01 |
| Bounty | Bounty | 81.01 |
| Antipodes | Antipodes | 82.01 |
| Auckland Islands | Auckland Islands | 83.01 |
| Campbell | Campbell | 84.01 |
| Macquarie | Macquarie | 85.01 |