Preface
This publication is the first management plan for Paparoa National Park. It has been prepared in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 47 of the National Parks Act 1980. Public notice of the intention to prepare the draft plan was given on 22 August 1988. The draft and a separate Resource Summary were advertised on 25 July 1990 and 24 submissions were receieved. Seven of these submissions were spoken to at a special hearings meeting of the Department and the West Coast Conservation Board. All written and oral submissions have been given full consideration in the finalisation of this plan.
In submitting this plan for approval the West Coast Conservation Board has provided a summary of the comments on the draft plan and a statement as to the extent to which they have or have not been accepted.
A management plan is an important tool for the overall management of a national park. In its draft form the plan provides the mechanisms whereby the public and interested organisations can have a real input into park management.
In its final approved form the plan becomes, in effect, a 'contract' between the West Coast Conservation Board, (on behalf of the public), the Department of Conservation and the Crown's treaty partner - Ngai Tahu.
It will be the basic day to day working document of the park managers, but will also provide a statement of intent for the long term direction in which the management of Paparoa National Park will proceed.
The New Zealand Conservation Authority approved the plan on 18 November 1992.
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