Restricted access to the areas we can visit - Conservation Amendment Bill

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The original post on Facebook is here:

But the text for those aren’t on there…

🚨 THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR KIWI WAY OF LIFE …ATTENTION ALL 4WD CLUBS, JET BOATERS, HUNTERS, FISHERS & OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS! 🚨So important The Government has just introduced the Conservation Amendment Bill, and it is the biggest threat to our traditional Kiwi outdoor heritage in 40 years. They are calling it “cutting red tape,” but what it really does is pave the way to commercialise and privatise our public conservation land.

If we don’t stand up right now, the open, unrestricted backcountry access we’ve enjoyed for generations could be gone for good.

How this Bill disadvantages everyday Kiwi outdoor lovers:
You lose your voice: It removes your automatic right to a public hearing.

If a big corporate wants to lock up your favorite river access or 4WD track, whether you get to object face-to-face is now entirely up to the Minister’s discretion.

60-Year private leases: It allows the Minister to grant exclusive commercial leases for up to 60 years!

That means corporate eco-lodges, private tourism ventures, or infrastructure projects can lock everyday Kiwis out of public valleys and tracks for generations.

60% of our conservation land could be swapped or sold: While National Parks are “safe,” the other 60%, including our stewardship lands, forest parks, and river margins where most of our 4WD tracks, hunting grounds, and boat launches sit is being opened up for easier land swaps and disposals.

Commercial priority over recreation: DOC will now have a legal mandate to actively look for and “enable economic opportunities.”

Volunteer clubs who maintain huts and tracks will be pushed to the back of the queue behind cashed-up commercial operators.

New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party is encouraging EVERYONE to have their say.

NB There ate two processes …the Conservation Amendment Bill AND the Conservation Management Strategy..Ideally make you views kniwn on both.

This is our land. We cannot let them hand the keys over to corporate interests and shut Kiwis out of our own backyard.

Submissions close Thursday, July 2, 2026. It only takes a few minutes to lodge your objection and demand that public access to the outdoors remains free, open, and protected for all New Zealanders.

https://www3.parliament.nz/…/54SCEN…/CreateSubmission… also Join us and support to fight for you this election! https://nzofp.co.nz/join-the-nzofp at Muddy Waters Hunting NZ New Zealand Pighunting Association fijiannz_4x4 4WD South Explorers Club Jet Boating New Zealand New Zealand Deerstalkers Association Inc Taihape Deer Stalkers Association

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Unfortunately the kiwi apathy, has become the norm. No one is willing to take a leadership role. We just allow it to happen knowing we don’t agree. BUT do nothing about it and just complain afterwards.

Look at how the no 8 mentality has been destroyed by Health & Safety

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That’s FUCKED. Selling out to user pays & tourism. All about money & thats on public/Crown land.:enraged_face:

Fucking over the kiwi tax payer who pay for DOC in the first place & the work they do on the pay to walk on tracks & huts already. No concessions for us. Still got to pay the full wack. Just more freedoms we used to have dwindling away. Got to pay now to drive up to Macetown. What’s going to happen driving up to Skippers & the closed Skippers Bridge. I heard the bridge can’t remain closed due to access needed to the cemetry.:roll_eyes:

JW :cowboy_hat_face:

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Makes you feel sick that this is even a thing they are considering.

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