Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy prepares two types of statutory management planning documents. The Tongariro/Taupo Conservation Management Strategy 2002 (CMS) implements general policies and establishes objectives for the integrated management of natural and historic resources on all public conservation land in the conservancy. The Tongariro National park and Kaimanawa Forest park management plans implement the CMS and establishes detailed objectives for the integrated management of those places. Both the Tongariro National park and Kaimanawa Forest park management plans are currently under review. The second type of statutory planning the department carries out is its advocacy work. Section 6(b) of the Conservation Act directs the department to “advocate the conservation of natural and historic resources generally�. This function is generally achieved through participation in processes such as the preparation of district and regional plans and policy statements by local authorities and involvement in resource consent applications processed under the resource Management Act (rMA). Examples of advocacy planning undertaken by the conservancy in recent years include making submissions to the proposed Taupo District plan, submissions to proposed variations to Environment Waikato’s regional plan relating to lake Taupo water quality and sustainable management of geothermal resources, and involvement in numerous resource consent applications for subdivision of land around the lake.
Conservation Act 1987
Conservation General Policy 2005 General Policy for National Parks 2005
Conservation Management Strategy 2002
Tongariro National Park Management Plan
Figure 1: The legislative and policy framework that applies to conservation planning.
Kaimanawa Forest Park Management Plan
1. The Tongariro National park Management plan has been through two public consultation processes and is currently with the New Zealand Conservation Authority for its consideration and approval. The Draft Kaimanawa Forest park Management plan was released for public consultation in December 2005 and public submissions were invited by 10 March. Following Conservation Board for approval.
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