A court decision over commercial tour concessions for Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands has sparked a partial review of policy around conservation and national parks.
Conservation Minster Eugenie Sage says the Department of Conservation has an obligation under its Act to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi in the way it manages conservation lands and waters.
She has asked DOC to consider ways it can better deliver on those responsibilities across its work.
The Supreme Court found in favour of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki after it challenged concessions granted to Fullers.
The review will also cover the work of the New Zealand Conservation Authority.
Authority chair Edward Ellison says to recognise the significant interest Māori have in the way the Department delivers its Treaty obligations, the work will begin with a period of early engagement with Māori.
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