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What categories of conservation land, if any, will be explicitly excluded from future mining or prospecting activity under the proposed reforms?

Answered Question 20461 (2026)
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Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

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  • What categories of conservation land, if any, will be explicitly excluded from future mining or prospecting activity under the proposed reforms?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

Answer

This issue is out of scope of the Conservation Act reforms because the permitting of mining on Crown land, including land to which access restrictions apply, is managed under the Crown Minerals Act 1991.