New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2008

The Minister of Conservation has prepared the Proposed New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2008 (the proposal) and appointed a Board of Inquiry (the Board) to inquire into, and report on, the proposal.

Submissions were called and closed on 7 May 2008. Over 500 submissions were accepted by the Board. The submissions and a summary of the submissions are available either on this website or upon request.

Hearings finished in December 2008.  The Board is now preparing a report and recommendations to the Minister of Conservation.  The Minister has granted an extension to the reporting date and the Board is now due to report by 31 May 2009 

A summary of the Board’s recommendations and the Minister’s decisions will be available in due course.