Protect New Zealand’s Conservation Land: Submit Now on the Conservation Amendment Bill
"We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."
Right now, one of the biggest changes to New Zealand's conservation laws in nearly 40 years is quietly moving through Parliament.
The proposed Conservation Amendment Bill could make around 60% of New Zealand's public conservation land eligible for disposal, exchange, or development, subject to an assessment process.
Our forests, rivers, mountains, wetlands, coastlines and wild places are not simply assets to be traded. They are living ecosystems, home to countless species, places of cultural significance, and part of our shared inheritance.
The Bill would introduce economic priorities into DOC's functions, make it easier to dispose of or exchange conservation land, and reduce opportunities for public consultation. Many are also concerned about impacts on whenua, wāhi tapu, taonga species, and meaningful engagement with iwi and hapū.
This is about more than policy. It is about the future of Aotearoa.
What kind of country do we want to leave our children and grandchildren?
If you believe our wild places deserve protection, please make a submission opposing the Conservation Amendment Bill before July 2.
The decisions made today could shape New Zealand's landscapes forever.
Please share. Please speak up. Please act.
Nature cannot make a submission. We must do it for her.
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Greenpeace has also made a tool that helps you to write your own submission:
Greenpeace also has a petition that you an sign (this is different to making a submission):
Making a submission takes just a few minutes, but the consequences of staying silent could last generations.
Making a submission takes just a few minutes, but the consequences of staying silent could last generations. Submit before 2 July and help protect the wild places we love.