The New Zealand government is reforming conservation legislation with clearer rules, access fees for international visitors, and expanded options for land exchange and disposal, sparking criticism from environmental parties over potential erosion of public conservation values.
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Yes, there is a strong opposition to doing anything because many people are in the lock it and leave it attitude. We aren't. What we're saying is that there are some areas of high value conservation and you can't do things like mining and other activities in those areas, but there's a whole bunch of other land or resource that actually we should use more efficiently and the functions of the department should tilt accordingly and should be efficient themselves.
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economic shift to fund conservation
International visitor fees incoming as conservation reform bill passes first hurdlegenerates revenue for conservation without restricting access
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