Bay of Plenty Conservation Management Strategy
Find out about and view the Bay of Plenty Conservation Management Strategy 1997.

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Bay of Plenty Conservation Management Strategy (PDF, 14,830K)

Related statutory plans

The following statutory plans also apply within the Bay of Plenty Region and need to be read alongside the Bay of Plenty Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) when considering activities in these areas:

CMS review

DOC notified a reviewed draft CMS for public submission on 9 September 2020. The draft was withdrawn on 20 January 2021 to consider engagement undertaken with Treaty partners.

A new review process will be required in future. Until this is complete the 1997 CMS remains operative.

This new process won’t start from scratch and will draw on the work undertaken before the draft was notified in 2020 together with submissions received.

Documents associated with the 2020/21 review

Full draft CMS divided into three sections: