Concession application by Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Incorporated
Have your say on a 10-year lease application to continue operating the Tiritiri Matangi Scientific Reserve Visitor Centre in the Hauraki Gulf. Submissions close 14 July 2026.

This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received a 10-year lease application for a continued activity from:

Application details

Applicant: Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Incorporated
Application number: 125694-OTH
Location of proposed activity: Tiritiri Matangi Scientific Reserve, Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf. The activity relates to the existing Visitor Centre site (approximately 0.07 ha).
Map reference: E1769673 N5947209 – a copy of the location map is linked below under application documents.
Concesssion type: Lease
Summary of proposal:

A 10-year lease to continue to occupy, use and operate, the existing Tiritiri Matangi Scientific Reserve Visitor Centre – including the use of an existing building with no proposed new construction, expansion, or increase in the scale or intensity of use – in order to continue to provide visitor information services, retail and education activities, and associated visitor seating and lunch use.

Application documents:

How to make a submission

Any person or organisation may make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.

Submissions close 14 July 2026 at 5 pm.

1. Prepare your submission

Record what you think in the submission form.

2. Send us your submission

Send your submission by email or post. You'll get a confirmation email or letter when a submission has been received.

Email: kmcquinn@doc.govt.nz 

Post:
Director-General
Department of Conservation
Permissions Team
Private Bag 3072
Hamilton 3204
Attention: Kelly McQuinn, Permissions Advisor

Once submitted, submitters' information is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 and may be released under that Act. If you wish to keep any part of your submission confidential, state this in writing when making your submission.

What happens next

After submissions close:

  1.  DOC will analyse and consider all submissions.
  2. A hearing will be held if there have been requests to be heard by the Director-General. If you have expressed an interest in presenting your submission at a hearing, you'll be contacted by DOC regarding this.
  3. DOC will analyse and consider information raised at the hearing if a hearing occurred.
  4. DOC will make a recommendation to the Minister of Conservation.
  5. The Minister of Conservation will make a decision on the application.

Hearing details

If a hearing is required, it's likely to occur on the week starting 27 July 2026.

Decision

No details at this point. Details, such as submissions and the decision outcome, will be added when they are available.

DOC comment regarding publicly notified applications

The Minister of Conservation has made no determination regarding the suitability of this proposed concession on public conservation land. This public notification should not be interpreted as an intention on the part of the Minister of Conservation to grant the proposed concession.

Contact

If you have a question about the application or the submission process you can contact Kelly McQuinn, Permissions Advisor.

Email: kmcquinn@doc.govt.nz