National Parks Act 1980

National parks - Establishment, exclusion of land from, and definition of parks

8: Investigation of proposals to add to parks or establish new parks

You could also call this:

"Exploring ideas for new parks or making current parks bigger"

The New Zealand Conservation Authority can ask the Director-General to look into and report on ideas for new national parks or adding land to existing parks. When this happens, the Director-General needs to do two things, unless the Authority says otherwise. First, they must put notices in newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and the area affected by the proposal. Second, in these notices, they need to ask people and groups to send in their thoughts about the idea in writing. The Director-General also has to tell the government minister responsible about the proposal they're looking into.

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Topics:

Environment and resources > Conservation

7: Constitution of other national parks and addition of land to national parks, or

"Creating new national parks and making existing ones bigger"

9: Acquisition of land for national parks, or

"How the government can add land to national parks"

Part 1National parks
Establishment, exclusion of land from, and definition of parks

8Investigation of proposals to add to parks or establish new parks

The Authority may, after having advised the Minister of its intention to do so, request the Director-General to investigate and report to it on any proposal that land should be declared to be a park or part of a park, or acquired for national park purposes.
Unless the Authority otherwise agrees, the Director-General shall, on receiving any such request—
give notice of the proposal under investigation by advertisement published in daily newspapers circulating in the cities of Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, and in the area affected; and
in that notice invite persons and organisations interested to send to the Director-General written suggestions on the proposal under investigation.

The Director-General shall, on receiving any such request, give notice to the responsible Minister of the Crown of the proposal under investigation.

Notes

Section 8(3): amended, on 2 January 1990, pursuant to section 4(a) of the Ministry of Energy (Abolition) Act 1989 (1989 No 140).