2026 consultations
Consultations that began in 2026.

Have your say on a proposal to remove Waimata/Gemstone Bay Track and discontinue the Hahei Short Walk reroute. Feedback is due by 5:00 pm 19 June 2026.

Have your say on an application by The Ministry of Education for a lease at Waimate North. Submissions close 19 June 2026 at 5 pm.

Have your say on an application to take, import and export personal items containing marine mammal skin. Submissions close at 11:59 pm, 15 June 2026.

Have your say on the disposal of Evangeline Bivvy in Lake Sumner Forest Park. Submissions close on Thursday 9 July 2026 at 5:00 pm.

Have your say on the first National Conservation Policy Statement. Submissions close 9 July 2026.

Have your say on two applications to lease two areas of Waikanae Creek Conservation Area. Submissions close 15 June 2026 at 5:00 pm.

Have your say on multiple lease licence applications for Victoria Battery Historic Reserve. Submissions close 24 May 2026 at 5 pm.

Have your say on an application by Weka Trustees Limited for a lease, licence, and easement in the Tasman district. Submissions closed 18 May 2026 at 5 pm.

Have your say on a permit application to possess publicly donated marine mammal specimens for display purposes. Submissions closed at 11:59 pm on 5 May 2026.

We received applications by the Otago Ski Club and Rocky Gully Ski Club to lease areas of Coronet Peak Recreation Reserve in Queenstown. Submissions closed on 4 May 2026.

Have your say on marine mammal permit applications by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board. Submissions closed at 11:59 pm on 5 May 2026.

A marine mammal permit application by Motueka District Museum Trust has been approved for a period of 10 years. Submissions closed 29 April 2026.

Existing concessions for guided day walking and guided multi-day walks outside of the Great Walks Season on the Milford Track are due to expire on 30 June 2026.

Have your say on any changes in status of freshwater invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand. Consultation closes on 12 June 2026.

We have approved an application from Jennifer Lynley Nicholls and Simon John Abbot for a concession in Double Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound.

We have approved an application by Craig McCarthy Goodman for a lease/licence at Onahau Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound.

Have your say on an application by Vincent Ski Club Incorporated to lease an area of the Coronet Peak Recreation Reserve, in Queenstown. Submissions closed 6 March 2026.

Have your say on the proposed amendment to one of the Te Pēwhairangi (Bay of Islands) Marine Mammal Sanctuary management measures. Submissions closed 30 March 2026.

An application for a marine mammal permit amendment by Real Journeys Limited has been approved.