About the application
The parties' conservation order seeks protection of Te Waikoropupū Springs on the basis of cultural, scientific, ecological, and recreational values.
The parties' conservation order seeks protection of Te Waikoropupū Springs on the basis of cultural, scientific, ecological, and recreational values.
Two parties lodged an application for a water conservation order for Te Waikoropupū Springs with the Minister for the Environment.
The applicants:
The applicants seek protection of:
The application states that the rivers have certain outstanding values including:
The applicants seek protection of these values through a number of conditions contained in the draft order appended to the application.
To view the application documents, see related content 'Application documents' at the bottom of the page.
On 5 June 2017, the Minister for the Environment accepted the application and referred it to a special tribunal for consideration.