Aotea Conservation Park, Conservation park in Auckland Region, New Zealand.

Aotea Conservation Park covers 12,300 hectares on Great Barrier Island and brings together several different landscapes. The area includes coastal cliffs, freshwater zones, and dense native forests home to many plants and animals found nowhere else.

In August 2013 the Environment Commissioner reported to Parliament on conservation on Great Barrier Island. MP Nikki Kaye then moved to protect 18 blocks of publicly owned land; a ministerial inquiry followed, 2,754 supporters backed the plan, and the Geographic Board fixed the name. After NZ$2.5 million was spent on repairs, the park opened in April 2015.

The local community of Ngāti Rehua Ngati Wai ki Aotea works closely with Auckland Council to care for this place. Their partnership focuses on protecting the distinctive Kauri trees and maintaining the health of the forest ecosystem.

You can reach the area by flying from Auckland (around 30 minutes) or taking the daily ferry service. Two Department of Conservation huts within the park offer places to stay overnight if you plan to explore more thoroughly.

The park is the largest possum-free forest in New Zealand. It also shelters thirteen species of skinks and geckos, including the chevron skink (niho taniwha), found on Great Barrier Island and nowhere else in the country.