Most regional councils across New Zealand require landowners to meet ongoing consent conditions regarding managing and protecting native bush, wetlands and dunelands. A big part of meeting these conditions can include the requirement for submitting regular Monitoring Reports, written and presented by a qualified ecologist.   Failing to submit these reports and meet compliance can result in financial penalties. With councils looking to review and tighten their monitoring proce

Most of New Zealand's remaining indigenous biodiversity resides on private land and not public conservation land. Most farmers and landowners debate whether to use it or conserve it, and a decision is usually based on their own personal, social and cultural goals. Biodiversity protection can leverage landowners into the development of land for creating additional titles. However, size and quality matter.