2026 advice on the Conservation Amendment Bill
Date: 22 July 2026
Conservation Amendment Bill – Section 6 amendments
Ref: OIAD-9292
Date: 15 July 2026
Conservation Amendment Bill – Section 6 Amendments
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 on the Conservation Amendment Bill
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)
AI (Artificial Intelligence) use in DOC
Ref: OIAD-6546
Date: 11 June 2026
1080 - Data to support the selection of 1080 drops in Lower North Island
Ref: OIAD-6300
Date: 29 May 2026
Fast track - Remarkables Ski Area Doolans Expansion, NZSki
Ref: OIAD-6231
Date: 28 May 2026
Pest control - decision-making
Ref: OIAD-6265
Date: 27 May 2026
- Response letter (PDF, 277)
- Part A (PDF, 2,100K)
- Part B (PDF, 11,000K)
- Part D (PDF, 889K)
- Part E (Dart Caples) (PDF, 22,000K)
- Part E (Landsbourough) (PDF, 9,000K)
- Part E (Wet Jackets) (PDF, 2,000K)
Marine protection - Improving Aotearoa NZ's approach to marine protection: Discussion document (draft)
Ref: OIAD-6277
Date: 21 May 2026
Fast track - Tukituki Water Security Project
Ref: OIAD-6197
Date: 19 May 2026
Tongariro crossing - sustainable visitor management
Ref: OIAD-6266
Date: 14 May 2026
Whangateau Cemetery Baches, Auckland – Transfer
Ref: OIAD-6253
Date: 12 May 2026
Consultant, contractor costs and restructures
Ref: OIAD-6241
Date: 11 May 2026
Whitebait (Inanga) - evidence of spawning areas decline/increase - West Coast & Fiordland
Ref: OIAD-6238
Date: 8 May 2026
Fiordland moose - sightings and advice
Ref: OIAD-6226
Date: 1 May 2026
- Response letter (PDF, 213K)
- Attachment 1: Communication Plan Media Moose Stories (PDF, 154K)
- Attachment 2: Trip Report (PDF, 152K)
Paid parking pilot programme
Documents relating to DOC’s paid car parking pilot.
Use of X, formerly Twitter
Ref: OIAD-6227
Date: 29 April 2026
Voluntary carbon markets - WPQ-8749 (2026)
Ref: OIAD-6214
Date: 29 April 2026
- Response letter (PDF, 197K)
- Item 1: CORM-1678 Briefing – Voluntary Nature Credit Market and pilot project update (PDF, 380K)
- Item 2: CORM-1678 – Response letter (PDF, 206K)
- Item 3: Extract – Status Report to the Minister of Conservation 77, week beginning 15 September, Policy and research update on nature and carbon credits (PDF, 504K)
- Item 4: ADVB-96 – Voluntary Nature Credit Market – opportunities and risks for PCL and DOC (PDF, 2,365K)
Note: Since this OIA has been sent, item 5: ADVB 149 – The Voluntary Nature and Carbon Market and the role of the Department of Conservation and public conservation land briefing is now available below.
Purpose and intended duration of DOC's 1080 programme
Ref: OIAD-6189
Date: 28 April 2026
Rob Roy Track - distances and time estimates
Ref: OIAD-6232
Date: 24 April 2026
Guidance for Ecological site assessment – Concession 123086-GRA
Ref: OIAD-6201
Date: 22 April 2026
Wildlife traffickers
Ref: OIAD-6209
Date: 22 April 2026
Fur seal monitoring and perceived scalp shaving
Ref: OIAD-6196
Date: 17 April 2026
Kororā/Little Penguin dog attack compliance records
Ref: OIAD-6208
Date: 15 April 2026
Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards
Ref: OIAD-6162
Date: 13 April 2026
Feral cats - Predator Free 2050 (PF2050) strategy
Ref: OIAD-6173
Date: 10 April 2026
Bendigo Station Conservation Covenant monitoring
Ref: OIAD-6160
Date: 7 April 2026
Pest animal control costs
Ref: OIAD-6150
Date: 30 March 2026
Concerns raised: Oceana Gold correspondence - removal of the Wharekirauronga swing bridge
Ref: OIAD-6164
Date: 27 March 2026
Wild snakes in New Zealand
Ref: OIAD-6145
Date: 23 March 2026
1080 - White-tailed deer - Stewart Island
Ref: OIAD-6118
Date: 20 March 2026
1080 - map of all 1080 applications since 2020
Ref: OIAD-6121
Date: 19 March 2026
- Response letter (PDF, 183K)
- Attachment 1: South Island (PDF, 6,069K)
- Attachment 2: North Island (PDF, 3,980K)
International visitor levy (IVL) allocation to conservation
Ref: OIAD-6115
Date: 18 March 2026
Rāhui on PCL
Ref: OIAD-6112
Date: 17 March 2026
DOC hut and track closures since January 2021
Ref: OIAD-6050
Date: 12 March 2026
Date: 24 March 2026
Fast track approvals - Tukituki Water Security Project
Ref: OIAD-5792
Date: 11 March 2026
- Response letter (PDF, 95K)
- Appendix A (41,902K) Note: This is a large file
Pest control - Contract Information and funding awarded to Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) since January 2023
Ref: OIAD-6047
Date: 11 March 2026
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Ref: OIAD-6094
Date: 10 March 2026
1080 - number of hectares controlled since 1 October 2025
Ref: OIAD-6131
Date: 10 March 2026
Permits to kill or disturb wildlife issued under the Wildlife Act
Ref: OIAD-6062
Date: 6 March 2026
Paparoa and Heaphy Great Walks - costs, income, usage
Ref: OIAD-6079
Date: 3 March 2026
Fast Track application - Bangor Village s 17 Report
Ref: OIAD-6069
Date: 3 March 2026
Wildlife harm incidents
Ref: OIAD-6052
Date: 27 February 2026
Loch Katrine Association concession and public hut access conditions – related to OIAD-3817 (2024)
Ref: OIAD-6048
Date: 24 February 2026
1080 - Marine contamination and safety assessments
Ref: OIAD-6045
Date: 23 February 2026
Paid parking trial metrics - Benefits Realisation Plan – Punakaiki
Ref: OIAD-6027
Date: 18 February 2026
Marine Discharges, Cruise Traffic, and Juvenile Hoiho Mortality off Moeraki
Ref: OIAD-6023
Date: 16 February 2026
Matamataharakeke track closure, Coromandel
Ref: OIAD-6004
Date: 13 February 2026
Fast track - Petone to Grenada link road - correspondence with NZTA
Ref: OIAD-6012
Date: 13 February 2026
Beaching pilot or orca whales
Ref: OIAD-6013
Date: 13 February 2026
- Response letter (PDF, 126K)
- Item 1 - Massey University Necropsy Report (PDF, 165K)
- Item 2 - NZMMDB Orca and Pilot Whale extract (XLS, 66K)
- Item 3 - Read me - NZMMDB external user information (PDF, 84K)
- Item 4 - SOP Marine Mammal Response and Readiness (PDF, 668K)
- Item 5 - Guidelines for attending Marine Mammal Strandings (PDF, 415K)
Supplementary feeding of royal albatross chicks
Ref: OIAD-5981
Date: 10 February 2026
Kiwi deaths - Northland 2024 and 2025
Ref: OIAD-5989
Date: 9 February 2026
Cape Brett track changes, Northland
Ref: OIAD-6015
Date: 9 February 2026
Marine Mammal stranding response procurement arrangements
Ref: OIAD-5999
Date: 5 February 2026
Tenths Trust Nelson settlement and impact on beach at Awaroa and other beaches that are part of the Abel Tasman National Park/public conservation land in the area
Ref: OIAD-5990
Date: 29 January 2026
Chateau Tongariro photos, reports, briefings, EOI
Ref: OIAD-5818
Date: 29 January 2026
- Response (PDF, 338K)
- Attachment 1 (PDF,14,163K)
- Attachment 2 (PDF,1,052K)
- Attachment 3 (PDF, 5,300K)
AI Systems in NZ Government
Ref: OIAD-5943
Date: 28 January 2026
Feral Cats inclusion in Predator Free 2050 programme
Ref: OIAD-5948
Date: 26 January 2026
Prohibition on aerial 1080 during school holidays
Ref: OIAD-5968
Date: 26 January 2026
Feral cats - adding feral cats to the Predator Free 2050 target list
Ref: OIAD-5950
Date: 26 January 2026
Paid car parking fees at tourist destinations
Ref: OIAD-5876
Date: 26 January 2026
Fast Track - Bendigo Ophir Mine Santana Minerals - request 7
Ref: OIAD-5797
Date: 26 January 2026
Amount spent on telcos
Ref: OIAD-5928
Date: 22 January 2026
Restoration plan - Motutapu Island Auckland
Ref: OIAD-5962
Date: 21 January 2026
Te Urewera Legal Personality - Annual Operational Plans and Priorities and Independent Review (s65)
Ref: OIAD-5859
Date: 21 January 2026
Kiwi Numbers in Te Urewera
Ref: OIAD-5919
Date: 19 January 2026