Submission on the Content of the First NCPS

Recreation Aotearoa is the leading professional body supporting New Zealand’s recreation sector, advocating for quality experiences that keep people active, healthy, and connected. Its members include those who plan, deliver, and manage community sport, recreation, and outdoor programmes across the country.

Overview of general comments

Recreation Aotearoa has submitted on the proposed first National Conservation Policy Statement (NCPS), which will become a key instrument governing recreation, public access, visitor management and outdoor education across New Zealand’s public conservation land. A major focus of our submission is ensuring recreation interests are properly recognised in area planning and visitor management, and that the new framework protects the quality and diversity of recreation experiences. We also strongly advocate for qualifying not-for-profit outdoor education providers to be exempt from the concessions regime, removing unnecessary cost, delay and inequity while helping more young New Zealanders access meaningful outdoor education experiences.

Read our submission

For more detail, please read:

Submission on the content of the first NCPS

Questions or feedback

If you have any questions, or want to share your views, please contact our Advocacy Manager, Sam Newton, by email: Sam.Newton@nzrecreation.org.nz