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Modernising conservation land management
The Government has introduced the Conservation Amendment Bill to Parliament.

Next steps for the Bill

Now that the Conservation Amendment Bill has been introduced to Parliament, it needs to go through the legislative process – this includes select committee and three readings in Parliament before potentially becoming law.

The Select Committee process provides an opportunity for people to provide feedback on the Bill. More information about the Bill and its progress through Parliament can be found here:

Discussion document

Discussion document (PDF, 4,883)

This discussion document sought feedback on options to:

  • provide certainty for investment and achieve better economic outcomes through clear concession allocation settings
  • cut processing times and costs on businesses through more proactive authorisation of activities
  • unlock management planning through a more streamlined and flexible system
  • enable more flexibility around the exchange and disposal of land where it makes sense from a conservation perspective
  • clarify, and provide certainty about DOC’s Treaty obligations.

Summary of submissons

Summary of submissions (PDF, 2,181K)

Over 5,500 submissions were received from the public. Key themes from consultation have been collated and summarised in a summary ofs Submissions. Submissions opened on 15 November 2024 and closed at 5 pm 28 February 2025.

Supporting Cabinet papers and advice 

You can find the Minister of Conservation’s Cabinet papers and related advice supporting this proposal below. Some information has been withheld consistent with the Official Information Act 1982.

More documents have been proactively released and are available on the OIA responses and proactive releases 2026 webpage.

Contact

Direct any questions regarding this work programme to landlegislation@doc.govt.nz.