Tenure review began in 1991, in response to DOC interest in acquiring parts of Central Otago for its Protected Natural Areas programme.
The objectives of tenure review are the ecologically-sustainable land management, freeholding productive land, protection of high conservation values and promoting public access.
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DOC has both advisory and management roles in the tenure review process.
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) runs the tenure review process
NZ Conservation Authority South Island high country principles