Park Rangers

Rangers in New Zealand

Rangers are the stewards of the outdoor environment. They provide practical protection, restoration and preservation of all aspects of natural areas, historical and cultural sites. Rangers provide or enhance the opportunity for positive human interaction with the outdoors through interpretation of sites, and recreation. Rangers provide links between local communities, protected areas and area administration.

NZRA is recognised by the International Rangers Federation (IRF) as the NZ body representing park rangers. NZRA has a strong network of parks managers and operational staff, many of whom are current park rangers. NZRA works with ranger groups with regard to training and vocational needs. Promotional work is undertaken around World Park Ranger Day celebrations held throughout the country.

Park Rangers Draft Document (Word DOC)

Park Rangers Profile (PDF)

The Ranger Advisory Group is made up of:

• Sharon Alderson, DOC
• Rex Hendry, Recwork NZ
• Dave Newton, Nelmac
• Biran Singh, Auckland Council
• Ross Campbell , ECAN
• Paul Devlin, CCC

Regional Ranger Contacts

AUCKLAND
Trudy McNie
trudy.mcnie@manukau.govt.nz

CHRISTCHURCH
Kay Holder 
kay.holder@ccc.govt.nz

IRF (International Rangers Federation)

NZRA has been accepted as an Associate Member of the International Ranger Federation. NZRA joins over 50 worldwide associations from national, state and territorial entities affiliated with the IRF. The IRF was founded to support the work of rangers as the key protectors of the world's protected areas. The goals of the IRF are to provide a forum for rangers from around the world to share their successes and failures in protecting the world's heritage and to promote information and technology transfer between countries.

Areas such as New Zealand where protected area management enjoys broad public and government support are able to share knowledge with each other and with countries in which protected area management is less well supported. On the International front this membership recognises that the NZRA represents New Zealand's rangers and wardens offering voting privileges at International level. It also entitles NZRA members to attend the IRF's World Ranger Congress which is held every three years. The role of ranger in New Zealand covers a number of differing career opportunities. Key areas are in recreation provision, historic site management, ecological management and community information (visitor sites). For the first time here in New Zealand, rangers and wardens will have the opportunity for a unified voice and forum for professional development, recruitment and advocacy.

http://www.int-ranger.net/

IRF's Guardaparque Newsletter

PAWA Press - newsletter of the Protected Workers Association NSW

World Ranger Congress, Tanzania, 4-9 November 2012

Registration is now open for the VII World Ranger Congress to be held next November in Tanzania. For this Congress, IRF was not able to advance any start-up funds for the Congress. This has put an extra financial burden on the Congress organizers.  You can help by registering now. 

The Congress depends on early registration payments to meet the financial deposits needed for the meeting venue. There is a $50 reduction in the registration fee if you register by 31 October 2011.

If you are planning to attend the Congress, please seriously consider giving this early assistance to the organizers. 

For details, please check http://www.pamsfoundation.org/world-rangers-congress. There you can download the form for registration and the details for electronic transfer of funds to the Congress bank in Tanzania.