These principles are a tool to guide the assessment of the Authority’s role, its contribution to, and/or response to issues relating to coastal management.
Read the NZCA's policy for managing conflicts if interests.
New Zealand’s freshwater resources are approaching crisis point. These principles guide the NZCA's contribution and response to freshwater management.
The 2005 General Policy for National Parks provides guidance for managing national parks.
NZCA has developed marine principles that include governance, preservation and protection, and sustainable use of the marine environment.
Learn how NZCA gives recognition to its responsibilities under section 4 of the Conservation Act 1987: “This Act shall be so interpreted and administered as to give effect to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.”
These principles are proposed as a tool to guide the assessment of the Authority’s role, its contribution and/or response to issues relating to the South Island high country.
The NZCA has developed ‘bottom line’ principles that should apply to arrangements for public walking access.
Conservation Act 1987
National Parks Act 1980
Conservation management strategies and plans
National Park management plans
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