Date: Tuesday 12
August 2003
Subject: 07960 (2003) Published – Conservation
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Question: What additional new reserves are intended
to be put forward for public consultation by his department, and
what additional new reserves are currently being considered by his
department?
Portfolio: Conservation
Minister: Hon Chris Carter
Date Lodged: 08/08/2003
Answer Text: The additional new marine reserves
currently being considered by my department are Glenduan (North
Nelson), Taputeranga (Wellington South Coast), Parininihi (North
Taranaki) and Paterson Inlet (Stewart Island), which are all well-advanced
applications under discussion with the Ministry of Fisheries in
respect to that Minister’s concurrence. Other formal applications
at an advanced state include Whangarei Harbour and Te Paepae Aotea
(Volkner Rocks). Initial proposals are being developed for northeast
Great Barrier Island and Mimiwhangata (Northland), and two aged
applications are to be revitalised at Kaikoura and Nugget Point
(Otago). Site investigation work is also being carried out in a
number of other locations, but these are not advanced enough to
be specific as to location or whether formal applications will even
follow.
In the case of terrestrial reserves it is not possible to be specific;
at any given time a conservancy could be considering the acquisition
of land for reserve purposes; there may be applications under consideration
by the Nature Heritage Fund and Nga Whenua Rahui. The tenure review
process in the South Island high country could also result in the
creation of reserves. In most instances, public consultation is
not statutorily required at the acquisition stage although it is
during any classification processes that may follow, such as when
the existing classification of a reserve is changed.
Questions asked in response to this email from Chris Carter
- When was the formal application for Te Paepae Aotea (Volkner
Rocks) lodged?
- Is it correct procedure to lodge a formal application before
the analysis of submissions to the proposal has been released
for public scrutiny?
- Is the formal application for Te Paepae Aotea based on the analysis
of submissions or was it formulated before the submissions were
analysed?
- Has the formal application been advertised, if so where?
When we receive a response to these questions they will be posted
online for your information.
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