10. General
The Board has continued to use and update its own webpage within the DOC website www.doc.govt.nz which contains the names of Board members, confirmed minutes and the Board's annual reports.
A Board sub-committee assisted DOC in selecting recipients for the annual Wellington region conservation awards and took part in the award presentations. Board members felt that the event was a great success and that the public interest was encouraging for conservation.
During the report period, the Board has received a number of briefings (apart from CMS monitoring reports) from DOC staff on a variety of topics including the recreation opportunities review - towards a better network of visitor facilities; concessions review project; Natural Heritage Management System; Conservancy implication of recent heritage funding; Conservancy Conservation with Communities Strategy. Board members found these DOC briefings to be beneficial as they allowed an insight into these topics and issues surrounding them.