New Zealand Legislation: Acts

8 Investigation of proposals to add to parks or establish new parks

• (1) The Authority may, after having advised the Minister of its intention to do so, request the Director-General to investigate and report to it on any proposal that land should be declared to be a park or part of a park, or acquired for national park purposes.

  (2) Unless the Authority otherwise agrees, the Director-General shall, on receiving any such request—

  • (a) Give notice of the proposal under investigation by advertisement published in daily newspapers circulating in the cities of Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, and in the area affected; and

  • (b) In that notice invite persons and organisations interested to send to the Director-General written suggestions on the proposal under investigation.

  (3) The Director-General shall, on receiving any such request, give notice to the Minister of Energy of the proposal under investigation.