Under the Conservation Act, the Minister of Conservation declares that the land described in the Schedule is held for the purposes of an ecological area and shall be managed as part of the Greenstone Ecological Area.
Schedule
Westland Land District-Grey District
21.2460 hectares, being Rural Section 1874.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of June 2003.
CHRIS CARTER, Minister of Conservation.
Explanatory Note
Ecological areas are held for conservation purposes to protect indigenous intrinsic natural values and resources, ecological and evolutionary systems and, in particular, to protect values of scientific interest. Protected area status for this land will improve the viability of the Greenstone Ecological Area, protected for its podocarp/beech forest.
(File: HK DOC PAP 11-09-29)