The following is a list of some of the more well known caves and caverns in New Zealand.

Not all caves have an official name as set by the New Zealand Geographic Board. The national caving association maintains maps of all known surveyed caves and the name is generally allocted by the group who first discovered the cave.

North Island caves

• Karamu Cave
• Kawiti Caves
• Mangaone Cave
• Nikau Caves
• Waipu Caves
• Waitomo district:
  • Aranui Cave
  • Gardner's Gut
  • Mangawhitikau
  • Ruakuri Cave
  • Waitomo Cave

South Island caves

• Broken River Cave
• Cathedral Caves
• Cave Stream Scenic Reserve (DOC entry)
• Fox River Caves
• Honeycomb Hill Cave
• Maori Leap Cave
• The Metro
• Mount Arthur caves:
  • Ellis Basin
  • Nettlebed Cave
• Mount Owen caves:
  • Bohemia Cave
  • Bulmer Cavern
• Riwaka Resurgence
• Takaka caves:
  • Harwood Hole
  • Moonsilver Cave
• Te Ana-au Caves
• Xanadu Caves

External Links

List of New Zealand's longest cave systems