High country basins - Canterbury CMS draft place
Preservation of iconic open grassland landscapes is the theme that connects the high country basins of Mackenzie, Ashburton/Hakatere, and Waimakariri basins. Special features include valley-floor drylands and wetlands, limestone areas, and nature and scientific reserves.
Exploring Kura Tawhiti/Castle Hill
They are scenic stopping points or destinations along iconic journeys via state highways 73, 8 and 80, and the TranzAlpine Railway. Recent developments indicate the potential for increasing numbers of visitors and tourism-based activity in these places.
We want to hear from you
- What do you see as DOC's role in the management and protection of landscape values given there is multiple ownership across these lands?
- Do you have any suggestions on how to strengthen whole-community approaches to protecting these places? The O Tu Wharekai project models some of these ways of working; can you see this happening in other places?
- How do we tell stories in meaningful ways that increases appreciation for historic and cultural sites such as Kura Tawhiti/Castle Hill and Cave Stream in the Waimakairi Basin?
- How do we manage the multiple values of places like Kura Tawhiti/Castle Hill while protecting both the values and the quality of visitor experiences?
For more information
Email canterbury.cms@doc.govt.nz
Call a member of the Canterbury Aoraki Conservation Board - contact Canterbury Conservancy office to be put in touch with board members.