Open consultations
Have your say on issues we are currently seeking comment on.

Have your say on an application to ​operate shore-based tours to view New Zealand fur seals and sea lions at Cape Saunders. Submissions close at 11:59 pm on ​18 August 2026​.

Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi invites early comments to help shape He Kawa Ora, the national park management plan for Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki. Comments can be made until 20 October 2026.

Have your say on a lease, licence and easement application by Clive Knolles Family Trust at Monkey Bay. Submissions close at 5 pm on 11 August 2026.

Have your say on a concession application by RCT Group Limited to establish a guided zipline operation at Queenstown. Submissions close 7 August 2026.

Have your say on an application to renew a structures concession at Sounds Foreshore Reserve, Havelock. Submissions close 29 July 2026 at 5 pm.

Have you say on an application for a lease and licence by the Odering's and Thompson's in the Sounds Foreshore Reserve. Submissions close 5 August 2026.

Have your say on Thompson Hood Trust application to continue leasing at Whatamango Bay (Picton) for 30 years. Submissions close 29 July 2026 at 5 pm.

Have your say on a concession application by Rangitoto Island Bach Community Association. Submissions close 7 August 2026.

Existing long-term concessions for aircraft landings within the Kahurangi National Park are due to expire on 30 April 2027.

Have your say on the first National Conservation Policy Statement. Submissions close 10 August 2026.

On 7 May 2026, the Government introduced the Conservation Amendment Bill to Parliament.