Background to Westland Tai Poutini National Park Management Plan 2018/19 review

Stopping the review

The Plan review was paused February 2019 following the close of submissons to consider the implications of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Supreme Court decision.

Changing environment

During the time the Plan review was paused, several things changed, not only affecting the Park but also the whole West Coast. These included:

• more frequent large weather events and the effects of climate change on access and public safety
• large additions to public conservation lands and waters in the region
• many recreational activities have changed, and some have increased in popularity.

Statutory work programme

As a result, the statutory work programme for the West Coast was reprioritised to ensure statutory requirements were looked at holistically and the resources were prioritised in the right sequence. A national park management plan must be consistent with the conservation management strategy (CMS) and,owing to this, the need to review the CMS was identified as a priority

As a result, the decision was made to stop the review of the Westland Tai Poutini National Park Management Plan and undertake a full review of the West Coast CMS, which was approved in 2010.

We acknowledge the considerable time and effort stakeholders and submitters have put into the review and their submissions. The information provided in your submissions will not be lost and will be used when the review of the park plan resumes and will help inform the review of the CMS. 

View the draft plan

Draft Westland Tai Poutini National Park Management Plan (PDF, 9,782K)

Maps in the draft Plan

• Interactive map of the Management Plan

Download maps as individual files:

• Map 1: Overview (PDF, 1,939K)
• Map 2: Te Wāhipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Area (PDF, 1,488K)
• Map 3: Ecosystem priorities (PDF, 1,635K)
• Map 4: Visitor management zones (PDF, 1,469K)
• Map 4 (additional): Visitor management zone topographical map detail (PDF 8,696K)
• Map 4.1: Visitor management zones - Ōkārito detail (PDF, 932K)
• Map 4.1 (additional): Visitor management zone - Ōkārito detail (PDF 6,444K)
• Map 4.2: Visitor management zones - Franz Valley detail (PDF, 1,178K)
• Map 4.2 (additional): Visitor management zone Franz Valley detail (PDF 7,736K)
• Map 4.3: Visitor management zones - Fox Valley and Lake Matheson detail (PDF, 895K)
• Map 4.3 (additional): Visitor management zone - Fox Valley and Lake Matheson detail (PDF 7,767K)
• Map 5: Desired tranquillity outcomes (PDF, 809K)
• Map 5 (additional): Tranquillity outcomes topograpical detail (PDF, 29,794K)
• Map 5.1: Desired tranquillity outcomes - combined (PDF, 820K)
• Map 5.1 (additional): Tranquillity outcomes combined (PDF, 32,851K)
• Map 6: Aircraft access zones (PDF, 1,391K)
• Map 7: Places overview (PDF, 1,124K)
• Map 8: Ngā Puna Ora (Lowlands) Place (PDF, 978K)
• Map 9: He tiritiri o te Moana (Glaciers) Place (PDF, 1,227K)
• Map 9.1: He tiritiri o te Moana (Glaciers) Place - Franz Josef Valley (PDF, 1,037K)
• Map 10.1: Hunting exclusion zone - Franz Josef glacier valley (PDF, 874K)
• Map 10.2: Hunting exclusion zone - Fox glacier valley (PDF, 769K)
• Map 11: Aircraft landing zones - He Tiritiri o te Moana (Glaciers) Place (PDF, 1,086K)
• Map 11 (additional): Aircraft Landing zones topographical detail (PDF, 12,500K)
• Map 12: Proposed amenities area (PDF, 995K)
• Map 13: Ōhinetamatea/Karangarua (Valleys) Place (PDF, 836K)
• Map 14: Aircraft landing zones - Ōhinetamatea/Karangarua (Valleys) Place (PDF, 932K)

View submissions on the draft plan

DOC received 1,361 submissions on the draft plan. View copies of all submissions.