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Dark skies of New Zealand.

17 sky guides in New Zealand, out of 63 places we know there.

1Bortle85mountainAoraki / Mount CookNew ZealandNew Zealand21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul1Bortle85mountainMount TasmanNew ZealandNew Zealand21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul1Bortle85islandSouth IslandNew ZealandNew Zealand21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul2Bortle83volcanoTaranaki MaungaNew ZealandNew Zealand21.87 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Jul2Bortle83volcanoMount RuapehuNew ZealandNew Zealand21.88 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Jul2Bortle82mountainMount NgauruhoeNew ZealandNew Zealand21.88 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul1Bortle81astronomical observatoryMount John University ObservatoryNew ZealandNew Zealand21.89 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul1Bortle79dark-sky preserveKawarau Gibbston Dark Sky ParkNew ZealandNew Zealand21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Jul2Bortle78mountainTaumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahuNew ZealandNew Zealand21.87 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug2Bortle78International Dark Sky ParkOxford Forest Conservation Area Dark Sky ParkNew ZealandNew Zealand21.83 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul2Bortle78International Dark Sky SanctuaryGreat Barrier IslandNew ZealandNew Zealand21.82 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug1Bortle78dark-sky preserveTāhuna Glenorchy Dark Sky SanctuaryNew ZealandNew Zealand21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Jul2Bortle77dark-sky preserveKaikōura Dark Sky SanctuaryNew ZealandNew Zealand21.88 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Jul2Bortle77islandNorth IslandNew ZealandNew Zealand21.85 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul1Bortle77lakeLake Te AnauNew ZealandNew Zealand21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Jul1Bortle76International Dark Sky SanctuaryStewart Island/RakiuraNew ZealandNew Zealand21.89 mag/arcsec² · May–Aug1Bortle74islandSnares Islands/Tini HekeNew ZealandNew Zealand21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Jul

Other places in New Zealand

  • Mount TongariroBortle 2
  • NukunonuBortle 1
  • Whakaari / White IslandBortle 2
  • FakaofoBortle 1
  • Chatham IslandBortle 1
  • Lake WānakaBortle 1
  • Lake TekapoBortle 1
  • Lake WakatipuBortle 1
  • Lake ManapouriBortle 1
  • Auckland IslandBortle 1
  • Mount Aspiring / TititeaBortle 1
  • Lake HaurokoBortle 1
  • Lake ŌhauBortle 1
  • Lake PukakiBortle 1
  • Mitre PeakBortle 1
  • Lake MapourikaBortle 1
  • Lake HāweaBortle 1
  • Cecil PeakBortle 1
  • Lake KaniereBortle 2
  • Lake WaikaremoanaBortle 2
  • Mount DampierBortle 1
  • Skippers CanyonBortle 1
  • Wai-iti Dark Sky ParkBortle 2
  • TokelauBortle 1

Plan the night

A guided night, a bed nearby, a car.

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