Ngāi Tahu takes Crown to High Court over conservation reforms

Saturday 22 November 2025 · 5 outlets · 4 reports · updated Sun 23 Nov 2025, 3:00pm

In this story High Court, Department of Conservation, Tama Potaka, Ngāi Tahu

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has launched High Court action against the Crown regarding proposed changes to the Conservation Act. The iwi claims the reforms, which include centralising land management decisions, threaten its Treaty settlement. Conservation Minister Tama Potaka stated the changes aim to address a backlog of concession applications.

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1. The PressSat 22 Nov 2025, 12:00pm

   ‘Privatisation by stealth’: Ngāi Tahu launches court action over conservation reform (opens in new tab)

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2. RNZSat 22 Nov 2025, 4:57pm

   Ngāi Tahu takes Crown to High Court over proposed changes to Conservation Act (opens in new tab)

3. 1News via RNZSat 22 Nov 2025, 5:30pm

   Ngāi Tahu takes High Court action over Conservation Act proposals (opens in new tab)