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National Parks Act 1980

Control and management of national parks - Administration of parks

43: Parks to be administered by Department

You could also call this:

"The Department looks after national parks and makes sure people can enjoy them while protecting nature"

The Department is in charge of looking after national parks. They have to follow some rules when they do this. These rules include general policies, conservation management strategies, and management plans for each park.

The Department's job is to make sure you can use and enjoy the parks as much as possible. But they also have to protect the natural and historic things in the parks. This includes taking care of the native plants and animals.

There's a special rule for Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki. The Department doesn't manage this area in the same way as other national parks. If you want to know more about how Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki is managed, you can look at section 81 of Te Ture Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua 2025/the Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025.

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Part 5Control and management of national parks
Administration of parks

43Parks to be administered by Department

  1. The Department shall, subject to this Act, and in accordance with—

  2. any statements of general policy adopted under section 44; and
    1. any conservation management strategy for the time being in force in respect of a park; and
      1. any management plan for the time being in force in respect of a park—
          1. administer and manage all national parks in such a manner as to secure to the public the fullest proper use and enjoyment of the parks consistent with the preservation of their natural and historic features and the protection and well-being of their native plants and animals.

        1. Nothing in this section applies to Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (see section 81 of Te Ture Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua 2025/the Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025).

        Notes
        • Section 43(1)(aa): inserted, on , by section 116 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
        • Section 43(2): inserted, on , by section 127 of Te Ture Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua 2025/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025 (2025 No 1).