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Fiordland National Park Management Plan (draft)

[Replaced by Fiordland National Park Management Plan - June 2007 Published: June 2007 ]

Published:

March 2006

This document sets out DOC's proposed intentions for managing Fiordland National Park into the future.

Download the publication

All sections of the DRAFT plan are provided here in Adobe PDF format.

How to use this plan (PDF, 127K) 2pgs
Taupara mo Atawhenua (PDF, 70K) 1pg
Preface (PDF, 65K) 1pg
Contents (PDF, 105K) 6pgs
  • Part One: Introduction

    Part One (PDF, 218K) 24 pages

    1.1 Preamble
    1.2 History
    1.3 Legislative Context
    1.4 Planning Context

  • Part Two: Treaty of Waitangi Relationships

    Part Two (PDF, 105K) 10 pages

    2.1 Giving effect to the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
    2.2 Responsibilities under the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998
    2.3 Giving Effect to the Ngai Tahu (Pounamu Vesting) Act 1997

  • Part Three: Te Wāhipounamu - South West new Zealand World Heritage Area

    Part Three (PDF, 113K) 4 pages

    3.1 Te Wāhipounamu - South West new Zealand World Heritage Area

  • Part Four: Biodiversity, Landscape and Historic Management

    Part Four (PDF, 433K) 72 pages
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    4.1 Planning Rationale
    4.2 Assessment of Values and Places
    4.3 Preservation of Indigenous Species and Habitats
    4.4 Introduced Animals
    4.5 Introduced Plants

    Sections 4.1 - 4.5 (PDF, 217K) 35 pgs

    4.6 Water and Fish
    4.7 Island Management
    4.8 marine Mammals
    4.9 Ecosystem Management, Survey and Monitoring
    4.10 Facilities and Access for Ecosystem Management
    4.11 Historic Resource Preservation
    4.12 Additions of Area to Fiordland National Park

    Sections 4.6 - 4.12 (PDF, 496K) 37 pgs

  • Part Five: Visitor Management

    Part Five (PDF, 1,725K) total 255 pages
    (Note: This is a large file and may take time to download)

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Glossary (PDF, 108K)

Appendices (PDF, 328K)

  1. Fiordland National Park Bylaws
  2. List of General Policies for National Parks
  3. Tūtoko Tōpuni
  4. Deeds of Recognition
  5. Taonga Species of Fiordland National Park
  6. Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Protocols
  7. Summary of limits for Recreation/ Tourism Concessions in Fiordland National Park or Limits in Specially Protected Areas
  8. Definitions for Visitor Facilities Management

Complete Management Plan

View the complete plan (PDF, 2,699K) 470 pages
(Note: This is a large file and may take time to download)

View the cover of the plan (PDF, 140K)

Publication information

The initial draft of the Fiordland National Park Management Plan was released in November 2002, and there have been a significant number of changes made to this draft plan.

Printed copies of this plan are available from Southland Conservancy for a fee. Electronic copies on CD are also available if you are unable to access these Adobe PDF pages online.

Contact

Southland Conservancy Office
Phone: +64 3 211 2400
Email: invercargill@doc.govt.nz
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