A CMS is a strategy for managing public conservation lands and waters within a region. It sets the direction for management of natural, cultural, historic and recreational values.
The new CMS applies to public conservation lands and waters on Te Tai Poutini West Coast. This extends from west of Kā Tiritiri o te Moana/ Southern Alps, from Kahurangi Point in the north to Te Hōkai (Awarua Point) in the south.
Map of public conservation lands and waters on Te Tai Poutini West Coast.
With 84% of Te Tai Poutini West Coast being public conservation lands and waters, the CMS plays a significant role in shaping the region's future.
Whether you live near, operate on, care about or visit the area, the new CMS will affect you as it will influence how these lands and waters are managed.
The current CMS, while still active, needs a review.
Key drivers for a new CMS are:
We intend to develop an adaptive and strategic CMS that:
Our online survey and colouring competition are now closed. We will be in touch with winners of the children’s colouring competition.
Thank you to all who completed our survey, took part in our colouring competition, or came to a community event on Te Tai Poutini West Coast. Your feedback will help shape the future of conservation on Te Tai Poutini West Coast.
We received over 1,000 survey responses and have begun the work of analysing them so they can inform the draft CMS.
We look to publish a summary of engagement results on this web page next year.
A CMS review process is set out in the Conservation Act 1987.
There are five phases to a CMS review:
The public feedback we gathered during early engagement will be used to draft a new CMS. Once this is ready, we will publicly notify the draft and ask for your submissions.
We will keep you updated through this web page as the project progresses.
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If you have any questions, please contact us at WCTPCMS@doc.govt.nz.