Background
This measure relates to Indicator 3.2.1 – Current portfolio of recreation experiences provided.
DOC invests heavily in the construction and maintenance of an extensive portfolio of visitor assets spread across many sites to support recreational opportunities on public conservation lands and waters. Each year, new assets are added, others are upgraded or replaced, and some are retired.
DOC provides visitor assets in locations across public conservation land to support visitor activities and experiences.
What did we measure?
DOC uses the Destination Management Framework (DMF) to inform management of visitor assets at the site level. Under the DMF, all visitor sites are classified into one of four categories (Icon, Gateway, Local Treasure, or Backcountry). Each category meets the needs of a different primary user group.
The data presented here is an inventory or numerical count of visitor assets and should not be interpreted as representing the scale of investment in visitor assets within each destination, district, or region.
What did we find?
- Different types of visitor assets are provided across public conservation land in DOC regions and districts to support a range of visitor activities and experiences (see Figure 1 & Table 1).
- In 2021/2022, there were generally more visitor assets in the South Island, in particular within the Southern South Island Region (see Figure 1 & Table 1). There were more road and infrastructure assets in the North Island within the Hauraki, Waikato, Taranaki Region (in the King Country and Whitianga respectively), and more amenity area assets in the Lower North Island Region (in Wellington).
- In 2021/2022, the Southern South Island Region had the greatest number of assets in Icon, Local Treasure, and Backcountry destinations, while the Northern South Island Region had the greatest number in Gateway destinations (Figure 2 & Table 1).
Figure 1: Distribution and concentration of visitor assets by asset category and region.
The map can be customised by selecting an asset category from the menu and by clicking on any polygon to display a detailed inventory for each district.
Figure 2: Regional distribution of visitor assets by asset category and Destination Management Framework (DMF) category.
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For a more detailed inventory of all visitor assets, see Table 1.
This interactive table displays all the specific data shown in the figures.
n is the number of assets. The table can be customised by selecting one or more search parameters from the menus in the region, DMF and asset category fields. Use backspace to clear selection.
NNI: Northern North Island; AKL: Auckland; HWT: Hauraki, Waikato, Taranaki; CNI: Central North Island; LNI: Lower North Island; NSI: Northern South Island; ESI: Eastern South Island; WSI: Western South Island; SSI: Southern South Island.
Data quality
The data used in this report have been compiled from DOC’s Asset Management Information System (AMIS), which is an integrated financial and asset management system used to support asset management. In the year 2021/2022, this report includes assets managed by the Visitor sector with an equipment status of Open or Closed. Data included in this report was extracted from AMIS on 28 June 2022.
Glossary of terms
Backcountry destinations are places where people can do a range of outdoor activities, be self-reliant and close to nature.
Gateway destinations are developed to introduce new participants and to grow recreation in the outdoors.
Icon sites are developed to support the growth of domestic and international tourism.
Local Treasures are managed to grow community connection with, and use of, locally important places.