This report investigates the economic benefits of water in Te Papanui Conservation Park. It looks at its value when used for tap water, hydro electricity generation and irrigation.
Learn about the significance of Abel Tasman National Park and Queen Charlotte Track on the Nelson-Tasman and Marlborough regional economies.
Fiordland National Park costs almost $9m a year to run but in 2005 it added an estimated $228m to the national economy.
Find out about the economic impacts of West Coast conservation lands on the regional economy.
This report assessed the socio-economic effects of concession-based tourism on local and regional communities and economies in order to better inform DOC's concession management activity.
Learn about the important role of the internationally-recognised Whangamarino Wetland within the flood control scheme on the Lower Waikato River and its other economic values.
Review a summary of reports on the economic impacts of public conservation lands in New Zealand.
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