Briefings, memos, OIAs publicly released
2026 advice
Ref: OIAM-346
Date: 31 July 2026
Date: 22 July 2026
- CRIS - Financial contribution for Treaty partner consultation in concession processes (PDF, 191K)
- Briefing: ADVB-114 Further advice on options to clarity section 4 of Conservation Act (PDF, 894K)
- Briefing: ADVM-47 Providing clarity and certainty about section 4 (PDF, 18K)
- Briefing: ADVB-139 Further policy approvals and draft Cabinet paper to introduce the CALM Bill (PDF, 986K)
- Cabinet paper: First National Conservation Policy Statement - Policy Approvals (PDF, 326K)
- Cabinet minute: ECO-26-MIN-0030 Minute (PDF, 130K)
- Cabinet minute: ECO-26-SUB-0030 summary (PDF, 134K)
- Cabinet paper: Conservation Amendment Bill Approval for introduction (PDF, 170K)
- Cabinet paper Appendix A: Policy decisions for Cabinet (PDF, 205K)
- Cabinet paper Appendix B: Delegated decisions made by Minister of Conservation (PDF, 118K)
- Cabinet minute: CAB-26-MIN-0075 Report of the Cabinet Economic Policy Committee (PDF, 138K)
- Cabinet minute: CAB-26-MIN-0154 (PDF, 124K)
- Cabinet minute: CAB-26-MIN-0148 Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee (PDF, 142K)
- Cabinet paper talking points: 26-K-011 Conservation Amendment Bill:
- Approval for Introduction (PDF, 62K)
- Further purpose advice: Approval for introduction - options table (PDF, 91K)
- Further purpose advice: Approval for introduction - Attachment B (PDF, 78K)
- Further purpose advice: Attachment C (PDF, 126K)
- Purpose related changes: Approval for introduction (PDF, 62K)
- Further talking points : Approval for introduction (PDF, 34K)
Section 6 amendments
Ref: OIAD-9292
Date: 15 July 2026
Ref: OIAD-6462
Date: 29 June 2026
- Response letter (PDF, 339K)
- Bundle 1: Briefings, Reports, Aide Memoires, Policy Advice, Cabinet paper talking points (PDF, 335K)
- Bundle 2: Cabinet minutes (PDF,1,036K)
- Bundle 3: Email attachments (PDF, 3,731K)
- Bundle 4: Emails – part 1 (PDF, 19,101K)
- Bundle 4: Emails – part 2 (PDF, 21,365K)
- Bundle 5: Texts (PDF, 714K)
2025 advice
Date: 26 June 2026
- Briefing: 25-B-0257 – Developing the National Conservation Policy Statement and attachment A (PDF, 287K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0448 – Letters to PSGES following Cabinet Decisions (PDF, 998K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0448 – Letters to PSGES following Cabinet Decisions (PDF, 1,375K)
- Regulatory Impact Statement – Limitations on competitive allocation of certain concessions on conservation land (PDF, 370K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0170 – Clarifying section 4 in conservation processes (PDF, 188K)
- Modernising Conservation Land Management: Policy approvals (PDF, 401K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0164 – Draft Cabinet paper seeking policy approvals – Modernising conservation land management (PDF, 886K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0349 – Draft Cabinet paper seeking remaining policy decisions for CALM Amendment Bill (PDF, 197K)
- Cabinet Minute: CAB-25-MIN-0213.01 (PDF, 163K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0183 – Further advice on test for disposal of conservation land (PDF, 181K)
- Cabinet Minute: ECO-25-MIN-0096 (PDF, 133K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0207 – National Conservation Policy Statement process (PDF, 118K)
- Regulatory Impact Statement – Conservation Land Management Planning (PDF, 1,477K)
- Briefing: 25-K-0015 – Cabinet Paper Talking Points - Modernising Conservation Land Management Policy Approvals (PDF, 331K)
- Regulatory Impact Statement – Modernising the concessions framework (PDF, 454K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0278 – Policy matters for targeted consultation – National Conservation Policy Statement (PDF, 231K)
- Regulatory Impact Statement – Modernising the concessions framework (PDF, 227K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0264 – Access charging - Summary of submissions (PDF, 1,684K)
- Regulatory Impact Statement – Amenities areas (PDF, 459K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0202 – Briefing - Engagement with PSGEs on the Conservation Amendment Bill - Crown Law advice (PDF, 235K)
- Regulatory Impact Statement – Enabling more flexibility for land exchanges and disposals (PDF, 1,011K)
- Memo: 25-K-0017 – Cabinet paper talking points - Access charging (PDF, 218K)
- Charging for access to some public conservation land (PDF, 5,943K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0292 – Further decisions for conservation land management reform (PDF, 316K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0334 – Conservation land management reform - Matters for Cabinet report-back (PDF, 423K)
- Additional information – DOC work on permissions (PDF, 232K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0346 – Upholding Treaty settlement redress and Takutai Moana rights Combined (PDF, 1,039K)
- Presentation: Strategy to uphold Treaty settlement redress (PDF, 127K)
- Cabinet paper: Further Policy Decisions for the Conservation Acts (land Management) Amendment Bill (PDF, 357K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0389 – Delegated decisions (PDF, 259K)
- Memo: 25-K-0029 – Cabinet paper talking points (PDF, 391K)
- Presentation: Slides for Minister of Conservation Deep Dive – Competitive allocation (PDF, 304K)
- Further policy decisions for the Conservation Acts (Land Management) Amendment Bill (PDF, 175K)
- Memo: 25-K-0032 – Cabinet paper memo (PDF, 343K)
- Presentation: Slides for Minister of Conservation Deep Dive – Concessions (PDF, 239K)
- Presentation: Slides for Minister of Conservation Deep Dive – Area plans (PDF, 457K)
- Cabinet Minute: CAB-25-MIN-0334.01 (PDF, 161K)
- Presentation: Slides for Minister of Conservation Deep Dive – Management planning processes (PDF, 246K)
- Presentation: Slides for Minister of Conservation Deep Dive – Land exchanges and disposals (PDF, 314K)
- Fact Sheet: Additional information for Iwi and Hapū (PDF, 1,948K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0017 – Approach to upholding Treaty settlements for the Conservation Amendment Bill (PDF, 293K)
- Memo: 25-B-0055 – Online regional iwi leaders hui (PDF, 1,449K)
- Memo: 25-B-0135 – Memo - Access charging deep dive (PDF, 163K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0140 – Conservation Amendment Bill – Policy decisions – Cover briefing (PDF, 1,272K)
- Briefing: 25-B-0059 – Engaging post-settlement governance entities on upholding settlements under the Conservation Amendment Bill (PDF, 518K)
- Briefing: ADVB-45 - Options for upholding complex settlement redress (PDF, 513K)
- Briefing: ADVB-94 - Conservation Law Reform Engagement with PSGEs (PDF, 908K)
- Briefing: ADVB-148 - Further decisions to uphold redress in CAB (PDF, 385K)
- Cabinet paper talking points: 25-K-0016 - Modernising conservation land management (PDF, 191K)
Consultation documents
Access charging
DOC undertook targeted consultation on access charging regulations, revenue allocation and implementation in June and July 2026. Access charging for international visitors fact sheet including maps (PDF, 2,479K).
The Government sought feedback between November 2024 and February 2025 on whether access charges for some public conservation land should be introduced, including: who should pay, where access charges could be used, how the funding could be invested. Discussion document (PDF, 2,272K)
A summary of submissions was pulled together following public consultation. Summary of submissions (PDF, 2,105K)
Minister of Conservation’s Cabinet papers and related advice supporting this proposal are listed below. Note: Some information has been withheld consistent with the Official Information Act 1982.
- Exploring charging for access to some public conservation land: Approval to consult - Cabinet paper and Cabinet committee minute (PDF, 1,130K)
- Growing third-party revenue for conservation - Cabinet paper, Cabinet committee minute and associated advice (PDF, 4,353K)
- Conservation priorities - Cabinet paper and Cabinet committee minute (PDF, 1,781K)
- Financial sustainability review international comparison (Allen & Clarke) (PDF, 23,571K)
- Exploring charging for access to some public conservation land: Policy decisions - Cabinet paper, Cabinet committee minute and associated advice (PDF, 6,363K)
- International visitor insights to inform the options analysis for the International Visitor Access Charging implementation programme - Kantar report (PDF, 1,457K)
Modernising conservation land management
- Landmark Conservation Reform Bill will boost economy and protect nature | Beehive.govt.nz
- Conservation Amendment Bill | New Zealand Legislation
- Conservation Amendment Bill | New Zealand Parliment
Discussion document (PDF, 4,883)
Summary of submissions (PDF, 2,181K)
Factsheets
- Conservation Amendment Bill – factsheet (PDF, 190K)
- Land exchanges and sales – factsheet (PDF, 195K)
- Management planning – factsheet (PDF, 4,136K)
- Upholding Treaty settlement commitments and Takutai Moana rights – factsheet (PDF, 175K.pdf)
- Greater clarity about giving effect to Treaty principles – factsheet (PDF, 199K)
- Access charging for international visitors – factsheet (PDF, 175K)
- Visitor amenities areas – factsheet (PDF, 192K)
- Modernising the concessions system – factsheet (PDF, 196K)
Media releases
- Landmark Conservation Reform Bill will boost economy and protect nature 7 May 2026
- Proposals to modernise conservation released 15 November 2024
- Unleashing growth on conservation land 2 August 2025