Save conservation land

I am writing to urge current and future governments of New Zealand look after the conservation land we love.

Please ensure there are no new mines on conservation land, that national parks are not turned into game parks, and that biodiversity on our public conservation land is well protected. New Zealand needs habitat for kiwi, not new coal mines, and the Denniston Plateau is too precious to destroy.

Our mountains, ancient rainforests, tussocklands, and wild rivers should not be:

• Destroyed – Fast track laws should not be able to remove environmental safeguards and public consultation. Feral introduced browsing animals should not be encouraged to eat their way through conservation land.
• Sold off – Proposals to modernise conservation management should make it easier to save conservation land, not sell it off.   
• Undervalued – Conservation stewardship land should be reclassified according to its ecological values, not intended private use. In a warming climate, we need our forests and wetlands more than ever.

Please write back and tell me what you are doing to save public conservation land for people and for nature, not private development.