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Has the Minister undertaken a Te Tiriti impact assessment regarding the Conservation Amendment Bill; if not, why not?

Answered Question 31994 (2026)
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

Question

  • Has the Minister undertaken a Te Tiriti impact assessment regarding the Conservation Amendment Bill; if not, why not?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister of Conservation

Answer

Treaty analysis occurred throughout the policy development that led to the Conservation Amendment Bill. The Department of Conservation has proactively released a significant amount of the background analysis, which can be found on the Department’s website at https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/oia-responses/2026/