Hawea Conservation Park proposal
View the discussion document:
Consultation closed: 28 May 2008
Background information
A new 105,000 hectare conservation park is proposed for Otago. In the Lake Hawea, Dingle Burn and Hunter Valley catchments, the proposed park would be known as the Hawea Conservation Park.
A discussion document was prepared for stakeholders and public, as part of the consultation process.
Park approval
The Minister of Conservation, the Hon Steve Chadwick, announced on 12 September 2007 that she had approved the formation of Hawea Conservation Park. It will be opened on a yet to be announced date in October.
A report analysing the public submissions to the proposal to form the park is provided below. It is accompanied by a table of the submissions.
Analysis of submissions - report (PDF, 68K)
Analysis of submissions - table (PDF, 165K)