The East Coast Hawke’s Bay Conservation Board is the community’s voice in conservation management in the region. The board gives advice to DOC on local conservation matters and carries out important planning roles. A major responsibility of the board is in the development and implementation of the Hawke’s Bay Conservation Management Strategy.  

This statutory plan identifies and establishes objectives for the integrated management of natural and historic resources within the region. The Conservation Board is involved in the preparation, review, amendment, and implementation monitoring of the plan.

Advocacy 

The East Coast Hawke’s Bay Conservation Board is active and passionate in their advocacy of the region’s conservation. The Board works with various conservation organisations and members of the public, to ensure they represent the interests of their locale in conservation, within a fast-changing contemporary environment.

The Conservation Boards’ quarterly newsletter is a great way to keep informed with the recent activities of the Board, subscribe and explore the archive.

In addition, the Board periodically makes submissions on a range of conservation issues; these are available for the public to view.

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Meetings 

The Board meets up to six times a year at various locations. A public forum session, where members of the public can talk to the Board on conservation issues, is held at each meeting.

Next meetings:

• • 7 and 8 March 2025

Members of the public are welcome to attend the Public Forum to raise conservation matter when the East Coast Hawke’s Bay has their next conservation board meeting. Confirmation of time for the Public Forum will be published closer to the meeting date.

The full agenda for meetings is generally available from the Board Support Officer one week before the meeting date. View minutes and agendas from past meetings.

If you would like to speak during the Public Forum, please email cljacobs@doc.govt.nz with your contact information and all relevant paperwork attached one week prior to the board meeting date. You can attend the Public Forum in person or via Teams. If you are unable to attend in person, a Teams link can be emailed to you.

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See Bay of Plenty Conservation Board and Wellington Conservation Board for minutes from the former East Coast/Bay of Plenty Conservation Board and Wellington/Hawke's Bay Conservation Board.