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The World’s 100 Best Parks · 2026

The Best Parks in Oceania

2 of the 100 parks in The World’s 100 Best Parks 2026 are in Oceania. The highest placed is Pukekura Park in New Plymouth, at number 62 in the world.

Pukekura Park
N° 62 · Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Two parks in New Zealand

Pukekura Park in New Plymouth is a park of gullies, lakes and old trees with a view of Mount Taranaki across its main lake; entry is free. Hagley Park in central Christchurch is divided into a north and a south section, with the Avon River running along it.

Parks

90. Hagley Park 62. Pukekura Park
90. Hagley Park 62. Pukekura Park
  1. Pukekura Park N° 62 Pukekura Park New Plymouth, New Zealand City park
  2. Hagley Park N° 90 Hagley Park Christchurch, New Zealand City park

Best by region

  1. The NordicsFrogner ParkOslo, NorwayN° 23
  2. EuropeKrasnodar ParkKrasnodar, RussiaN° 1
  3. AsiaLumphini ParkBangkok, ThailandN° 32
  4. The Middle EastAl-Azhar ParkCairo, EgyptN° 48
  5. North AmericaGolden Gate ParkSan Francisco, United StatesN° 3
  6. Latin AmericaParque IbirapueraSão Paulo, BrazilN° 41
  7. OceaniaPukekura ParkNew Plymouth, New ZealandN° 62

Best by kind

  1. City parksKrasnodar ParkKrasnodar, RussiaN° 1
  2. Landscape parksSofiyivka ParkUman, UkraineN° 9
  3. Palace parksPeterhofPeterhof, RussiaN° 4

Best by country

  1. United StatesGolden Gate ParkSan FranciscoN° 3
  2. FranceGardens of VersaillesVersaillesN° 8
  3. GermanyEnglischer GartenMunichN° 19
  4. RussiaKrasnodar ParkKrasnodarN° 1
  5. SpainEl RetiroMadridN° 7
  6. United KingdomStourheadStourtonN° 17
  7. ItalyVilla d'EsteTivoliN° 26