Draft Otago Conservation Management Strategy partial review for cycle tracks and trails
Introduction
The partial review of the Otago Conservation Management Strategy has been approved and became operative on 1 July 2022.Partial review of Otago CMS approved
The New Zealand Conservation Authority has approved a partial review to the Otago Conservation Management Strategy (CMS).
The partial review enables the consideration of new bike tracks and trails on public conservation lands and waters.
View the approved 2022 Otago CMS partial review
This partial review should be read in conjunction with the original document, published in 2016.
Summary of the public notification process
The draft Otago CMS was publicly notified on 23 October 2020. Submissions closed on 21 December 2020. A total of 1,748 submissions were received.
Hearings were held on the draft Otago CMS in April 2021. Following the hearings, the Department prepared its responses to the submissions received and revised the draft Otago CMS. The responses and revised draft were forwarded to the Otago Conservation Board for their consideration on 26 August 2021.
On 20 September 2021, the Otago Conservation Board formally resolved to forward the revised draft Otago CMS to the New Zealand Conservation Authority (NZCA) for consideration and final approval. The revised draft Otago CMS (known as recommended draft Otago CMS) was forwarded to the NZCA.
The NZCA approved the partial review to the Otago CMS on 16–17 June 2022, with an operative date of 1 July 2022.
View the approved 2022 Otago CMS partial review
Earlier versions of the draft Otago CMS
View the draft Otago CMS that was notified in October 2020.
View the Otago Conservation Board and Department’s changes to the notified draft Otago CMS. This was sent to the NZCA on 20 September 2021.
Department’s responses to submissions
The responses to individual submissions are listed by submitter. The response to the four standard (‘form’) submissions is listed by ‘form’ submission.
Individual submissions and responses:
Form submissions and responses:
Otago CMS review timeline
The process for reviewing a conservation management strategy is set out in the Conservation Act 1987.
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Process |
Timeframe |
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The Department initiated a partial review of the Otago CMS |
3 March 2020 |
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Pre-consultation (including requesting proposals) |
May 2020 |
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Draft Otago CMS publicly notified |
23 October 2020 |
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Submissions closed |
21 December 2020 |
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Hearings held |
12, 13, 19 April 2021 |
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Revision of the draft Otago CMS based on submissions and hearings |
April to August 2021 |
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Revised draft Otago CMS sent to the Otago Conservation Board for their consideration |
26 August 2021 |
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The Otago Conservation Board refers the revised draft Otago CMS to the New Zealand Conservation Authority |
20 September 2021 |
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The NZCA resolve to approve the revised Otago CMS with an operative date of 1 July 2022 |
16–17 June 2022 |
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The approved Otago CMS is published and implemented |
1 July 2022 |
