Learn about the results of various past consultations.
Read a summary of the review and its outcomes, in particular the Director-General’s decisions about whether or not new permits should be considered and his preliminary decisions to amend existing dolphin watching permits at Kaikoura.
Find out the results of the proposed two draft plans to guide future management of the New Zealand sea lion.
Find out the result of the proposal.
Users and neighbours of the Rimutaka Forest Park are helping DOC make the park an even more enjoyable destination.
Find out more about the results of the first round of consultation on the Marine Reserve Proposal for Mimiwhangata.
DOC sought public comments on vehicle access to Lake Heron Conservation Area. Get the results of this consultation.
After considering the submissions received in the June 2007 consultation, the Ministers of Conservation and Fisheries have released the finalised MPA: Classification, protection standard and implementation guidelines.
The process initiated by the Department of Conservation in 2004 to make two limited amendments to the Tītī (Muttonbird) Islands Regulations 1978 was successfully concluded in December 2007.
Find out the results of the Auckland CMS review survey.
This document sets out DOC’s proposed intentions for managing Fiordland National Park into the future.
New Zealand has announced the tentative list of sites that it intends to nominate for World Heritage status.
Following extensive consultation by the Department, the Minister of Conservation has opted to totally remove all the current conditions surrounding the recreational hunting of sambar deer in the Horowhenua / Manawatu / Rangitikei / Wanganui area.
This review looks at what facilities we have and what facilities we need to manage an appropriate range of recreation opportunities into the foreseeable future.
View a summary of feedback on the Stewart Island/Rakiura Conservation Management Strategy review and Rakiura National Park Management Plan discussion document.
Bay of Plenty Electricity Limited has made a concession application to the Minister of Conservation to site part of a hydroelectric scheme on the Upper Kaituna Scenic Reserve.
Read the outcomes of the New Zealand Recreation Summit.
Read a report document that formed the basis for DOC's desision not to build a treetop walkway at Hokitika Gorge Scenic Reserve.
Find out the results of the consultation on the Marine Protected Areas Policy and Implementation Plan.
DOC's statutory planning processes
View our legislation pages.