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The questions in this online submission form relate to sections of the discussion document.
To start your submission, enter your details then work through each section. There are 6 parts to the submission form. You can answer all the questions or only the questions you want to provide feedback on.
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The Government faces increasing costs to maintain and improve public conservation land, including keeping visitor facilities safe and preventing biodiversity loss. Our current laws don’t allow us to fairly spread the costs between visitors and taxpayers. Changing the law could help ensure visitors contribute to the upkeep and improvement of these areas, maintaining a high-quality experience for everyone.
This is covered on pages 20-22 of the discussion document.
This part outlines options to address the issues outlined in Part 3 (including those available without law change). It also provides examples of how access charges have been used overseas and evidence that suggests they could be a useful tool for New Zealand.
This is covered on pages 24-27 of the discussion document.
Deciding who should pay access charges is important, as it impacts how much funding is collected and how it is implemented. Different places might use varied approaches, especially for domestic versus international visitors.
This is covered on pages 30-32 of the discussion document.
To what extent do you support:
We are considering where access charges should be applied, as they aren’t practical for most public conservation land. Research shows these charges work best when they are supported by the community. We want to identify the best places for access charges, which could include a place that has one or more of the following features:
This is covered on pages 34-35 of the discussion document.
We estimate that introducing access charges at five popular places in New Zealand could raise between $52 million to $70 million each year for conservation. However, there would also be costs associated with implementing these charges.
This is covered on pages 38-42 of the discussion document.
Iwi have strong, lasting connections with public conservation land, viewing land features as tūpuna (ancestors). Access to public conservation land, waters, and other taonga is important to Iwi. The Government has a duty to protect these rights and interests.
This is covered on pages 44-45 of the discussion document.
The Government is also considering the application of access charges to land with conservation values that is administered by others (for example, councils, not-for-profit organisations and Iwi).
This is covered on page 46 of the discussion document.
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