Te Tapui Tokotoru draft Conservation Management Plan
Submissions closed on Friday 18 July 2008
Submissions were invited on the draft Conservation Management Plan for Te Tapui Tokotoru.
The committee are currently working their way through the submissions and hope to have the Conservation Management Plan finalised by the end of October.
Draft Conservation Management Plan for Te Tapui Tokotoru.
The Director-General of Conservation and Te Tapatoru A Toi (Joint Management Committee) gives public notice of a draft Conservation Management Plan (CMP) under section 17G of the Conservation Act 1987.
This plan, developed by Te Tapatoru a Toi (Joint Management Committee) provides the management framework for Moutohora (Whale Island) Wildlife Management Reserve, Ohope Scenic Reserve and Tauwhare Pa Scenic Reserve, together known as Te Tapui Tokotoru.
This conservation management plan helps to achieve the purpose of the Ngati Awa Claims Settlement Act 2005 and meets the requirements for reserve management planning under the Conservation Act 1987.
As part of the Ngati Awa settlement, the Ngati Awa Claims Settlement Act 2005 required the Minister fo Conservation to delegate certain reserve management powers in order to recognise Ngati Awa values and relationships with three places:
- Moutohora (Whale Island) Wildlife Management Reserve
- Ohope Scenic Reserve
- Tauwhare Pa Scenic Reserve
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What is a Conservation Management Plan (CMP)?
A CMP is a planning document which explains how management will be approached into the future. It provides a ten year statement of the values, objectives and anticipated outcomes for conservation management in these reserves.