Advice to Ministers and the Director-General of Conservation

17 June 2024: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on the Conservation Boards’ annual reports 2022-2023

5 July 2024: Read the NZCA letter to the Minister of Conservation; Follow up from 20 June NZCA meeting

27 June 2024: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on the proposed introduction of biological control agents into Mount Aspiring National Park to protect biodiversity values.

10 June 2024: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation regarding the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy

17 May 2024: Read the NZCA's advice on Myrtle Rust to the Minister of Conservation.

18 December 2023: Read the NZCA's Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Conservation

9 October 2023: Read the NZCA's summary and recommendations on the Functioning of Conservation Boards to the Director-General.

26 July 2023: Read the NZCA's advice on the Minister of Conservation on Conservation Board annual reports for the 2021-2023 financial year.

13 July 2023: Read the NZCA's letter to the Director-General of Conservation regarding the state of conservation management planning and the significant overdue reviews.

28 April 2023: Read the NZCA's advice on concerns around cuts to the Department's Community Fund and Community Agreements.

28 April 2023: Read NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on the proposed introduction of biological control agents into Kaniwhaniwha Stream Recreation Reserve, to protect biodiversity values.

28 April 2023: Read the NZCA's advice to the Director-General of Conservation on addressing the decline of the Lower Rakaia River and Hapua.

16 January 2023: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister and Director-General of Conservation on the Department's budget priorities for financial year 2023-24.

14 November 2022: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on bottom trawling in New Zealand's marine environments.

11 November 2022: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on the opportunity to advocate for natural quite within the Civil Aviation Bill.

17 October 2022: Read the NZCA's advice to the Director-General of Conservation on statutory planning and budgetary considerations for the Department.

17 October 2023: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation of seabird bycatch.

28 September 2022: Read the NZCa's advice to the Director-General on the significant delay in the partial review of the General Policies.

28 September 2022: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation in support of the proposed Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill.

23 September 2022: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation regarding the reclassification process of stewardship land across New Zealand

28 June 2022: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on their approval of the Otago Conservation Management Strategy partial review.

16 May 2022: Read the NZCA's advice to the Director-General regarding concerns of a potential oil spill from the RMS Niagara shipwreck and the impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem function loss.

30 March 2022: Read the NZCA's to the Minister of Conservation regarding the discussion document relating to the reclassification of stewardship land in Aotearoa New Zealand.

25 March 2022. Read the NZCA's advice to the Director-General on the GODZone adventure race occurring in Mt Aspiring National Park, contrary to its National Park Management Plan.

8 March 2022: Read the NZCA's advice to the Director-General on ensuring that the Department is properly resourced in its efforts to reduce non-compliance.

2 December 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the importance of having a comprehensive control plan for deer, goats and pigs to prevent unnecessary biodiversity decline on public conservation land.

17 November 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on Marine Conservation and the need for a national approach to the biodiversity health of our oceans.

12 November 2021 : Read the NZCA's advice to the Minster of Conservation and Minister for Oceans and Fisheries on the affects of Toxoplasmosis on Hector and Maui Dolphins.

15 October 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation regarding the Milford Opportunities Project Masterplan.

23 August 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister and Director General of Conservation regarding the Department's Visitor Centre Strategy 2020-25.

19 July 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister and Director General of Conservation regarding the need to consider climate change in both new and existing concession considerations.

11 June 2021: Read the NZCA's feedback and advice to Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Acting Minister of Conservation, on the Department of Conservation’s Heritage and Visitor Strategy.

5 May 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Acting Minister of Conservation, on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s Report: Not 100% - but four steps closer to sustainable tourism

22 April 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to the Acting Minister, Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, on the state of environmental research, data systems, and environmental reporting in Aotearoa.

25 March 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to the Director-General of Conservation in relation to resourcing Te Mana o te Taiao / Aotearoa NZ Biodiversity Strategy 2020 implementation.

29 January 2021: the NZCA provided the Minister of Conservation with a summary of submissions made in 2020, providing advice to the new Minister on a number of conservation issues faced throughout the previous year.

27 January 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on the need for sustainable and reliable environmental research, data, and monitoring.

14 January 2021: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation in relation to the implementation plan for Te Mana o te Taiao / Aotearoa NZ Biodiversity Strategy 2020.

17 September 2020: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation in relation to seabird conservation in an international context.

16 July 2020: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation in relation to a National Ocean Strategy for New Zealand.

1 July 2020: Read the NZCA's further advice to the Minister of Conservation in relation to tahr management in Aoraki Mt Cook and Westland Tai Poutini National Parks.

6 May 2020: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on New Zealand's response to COVID-19.

6 May 2020:Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on the priority areas to focus Predator Free efforts.

1 May 2020: The New Zealand Conservation Authority has written an open letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, calling for an investment in nature and nature-based jobs.

10 March 2020:Read the NZCA's feedback to the Minister of Conservation on the proposed use of a Management Planning template as a new approach to statutory management planning processes.

10 March 2020:Read the NZCA's advice to Lou Sanson, Director General of Conservation on the resourcing of the Department's Kahui Kaupapa Atawhai work programme, and Tier 1 monitoring programme

5 March 2020: Read the NZCA's view on Kay Booth's decision to grant a Grazing Permit in the Haast River Valley.

8 January 2020: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environments’ report 'Focusing Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental reporting system'

8 January 2020: Read the NZCA's advice to Ministers on the issue of maintaining provenance in the international system of Genome Sequencing.

7 January 2020: Read the NZCA's advice to Ministers and Te Uru Rākau / Forestry New Zealand on the planting of native trees as part of the One Billion Trees Programme.

7 January 2020:Read the NZCA's comment on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report: Focussing Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental reporting system

24 October 2019: Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on providing support to community groups, the issue of whitebait, and funding to the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust

1 July 2019: Read the NZCA's advice to the Ministers for the Environment on the Fox River landfill clean-up

2 April 2019: Read the NZCA's further advice to the Minister of Conservation on tahr management

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on protecting and enhancing indigenous biodiversity

Read the NZCA's further advice to the Minister of Conservation on seabird by-catch

Read the NZCA's advice the the Director-General on visitor behaviour towards New Zealand wildlife.

Read the NZCA's letter to the Director-General and Chair of the Wellington Conservation Board approving the Wellington Conservation Management Strategy

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on seabird by-catch

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on Riversdale Flats and Mt White Station

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on tahr management in New Zealand.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on biodiversity management in New Zealand.

Read the NIWA commissioned report on potential options for regulation changes to the NZ whitebait fishery.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the Department's Marine Protected Areas Policy and Implementation Plan 2005.

Read the NZCA's advice for the Minister on the future for whitebait.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the amendments proposed from the partial review of the Tongariro National Park Management Plan.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the additions of land blocks O'Brien, King and Wang (Johnstone)/Morgan to Fiordland National Park.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the addition of the Mokihinui Riverbed to Kahurangi National Park.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the proposed adjustment of the Murchison Mountains Specially Protected Area boundary within Fiordland National Park.

Read the NZCA's advice on stewardship land and assessing net conservation benefit.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the Federated Mountain Clubs proposal for a Remarkables National Park

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on Paparoa National Parks proposed addition of Yorke Creek

Read the NZCA's proposal to the Minister for a border levy.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister of Conservation on the future of whitebait.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the proposed addition of the Mōkihinui river catchment to Kahurangi National Park.

Read the NZCA's June 2015 recommendations to the Acting Minister of Conservation (Pike River) on the proposal for addition of land to Paparoa National Park.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the Kauri National Park proposal March 2014 and the steps that were undertaken to reach its decision.

Read the NZCA's advice on Riverstone Holdings Ltd 'Fiordland Link monorail' application January 2014.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the Milford Dart Ltd "Dart Passage Tunnel" concession application.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Director-General about the DOC restructuring April 2013.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on the DOC restructuring and conservation boards April 2013.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Minister on statutory management planning advice.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Director-General on recreation and tourism.

The NZCA advises that long-term heli-hunting concessions should not be issued until the regional conservation management strategies have been reviewed and effects of heli-hunting are better understood.

The NZCA advises the Minister and the Director-General annually on priorities for the expenditure of money. Read the NZCA's advice for the 2012/2013 financial year and 2012-2015 Statement of Intent.

Read the NZCA's advice to the Director-General of Conservation on a proposed combined process when considering concessions and resource consents for major projects.

The NZCA advises that heli-hunting decisions should be guided by statutory planning documents, such as general policy, national park management plans, and conservation management strategies and wild animal control plans.

The NZCA does not support the recommendations of the Game Animal Establishment Committee, in which game animal council members are accountable only to hunters.

Read the NZCA's June 2010 advice on Maximising our Mineral Potential: Stocktake of Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act and beyond.

Read the NZCA's April 2010 advice on Maximising our Mineral Potential: Stocktake of Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act and beyond.

The NZCA is concerned about the game animal council proposal, particularly about the effects of the proposal on indigenous biodiversity, process, about matters of governance, and public interest. The NZCA suggests some other options to consider.