Public conservation land is a shared treasure that makes Aotearoa unlike anywhere else on Earth. Yet the Government plans to gut the Conservation Act to require DOC to enable commercial exploitation of public conservation land as much as possible – a complete departure from the purpose for which the Act was created.
In this online event Eugenie Sage, a former Minister for Conservation, and Russel Norman, Greenpeace Executive Director, review what’s at stake for conservation land in New Zealand.
Watch to find out more and what you can do about it.
The event was recorded while public submissions were open. For the latest news and what you can do to protect conservation land click through here.
Public conservation land is an inseparable part of who we are as the people of New Zealand. It is defined by the snow-covered mountains, ancient forests, wild rivers, and native birdsong that make Aotearoa unlike anywhere else on Earth.
It’s where people from all walks of life go camping, tramping, fishing, and hunting. It is ancestral land to Māori, with immense cultural, spiritual and historical significance for iwi and hapū.
Given that we’re facing the twin crises of climate and biodiversity, all political parties I think need to recognise that there is a public mandate for better care of nature for tackling the crises that way.
And by people speaking out and saying this really matters to them – that’s the basis for continuing to work together to push for more change. Not just in this legislation, but in the whole rollback of the environmental protections that we’ve seen under this government.
– Eugenie Sage, former Minister for Conservation
Public conservation land belongs to Aotearoa. Tell the Government: our conservation land is not for sale.
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