Kahurangi National Park Management Plan draft partial review

Submissions closed 4pm Friday 4 September 2009

Background

The Department notified its intention to carry out a partial review of the plan in July 2007 and received 160 written suggestions. The Department took those suggestions into account when developing the draft partial review.

The draft partial review of the Kahurangi National Park Management Plan was prepared in accordance with Sections 46 and 47 of the National Parks Act 1980. It reviewed specific parts of the existing Kahurangi National Park Management Plan 2001. Matters reviewed were mountain bike access on defined tracks, air access provisions, hunting access, private accommodation on the Heaphy Track, and horse trekking on a defined track at Puponga.

Looking towards Perry Saddle Hut
on the Heaphy Track

The Department of Conservation prepared the partial review of the management plan in consultation with key stakeholders, the Nelson/Marlborough Conservation Board, iwi, and other interested groups and individuals.

The Department notified the draft partial review of the plan on 1 July 2009 and submissions could be made until 4pm on 4 September 2009. Submissions could only be made on those sections of the plan being reviewed, not the entire plan. A total of 645 submissions were received.

During the submission period public presentations were held in Nelson, Motueka, Takaka and Karamea.

Next steps

A panel will hear submissions. The people who indicated in their written submission that they wished to speak to it have already been notified of the hearing time.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the hearings but will not be able to speak. The timetable is given below:

• Tuesday, 17 November 2009 - 9am to 2pm, to be held at the DOC Conference Room, Monro Building, Bridge Street, Nelson.
• Tuesday 17 November 2009 - 2.10pm to 5.30pm (set aside for teleconferences).
• Wednesday, 18 November 2009 - 10am to 12 noon, to be held at Community House, Decks Reserve, Motueka.
• Wednesday, 18 November 2009 - 2pm to 4.20pm to be held at Council Chambers, 78 Commercial Street, Takaka.
• Friday, 4 December 2009 - 9am to 11am, to be held at Karamea Bowling Club, Karamea.

Following the hearings the plan may be amended before it is sent to the Nelson/Marlborough Conservation Board and the New Zealand Conservation Authority for approval.

When approved, the partial plan review will be effective for the life of the existing Kahurangi National Park Management Plan.

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