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Ki te tono ki te whakahaere rangahau, ki te kohi kākano, tipu rānei mai tētahi papa ā-rohe

Apply to conduct research or collect seeds or plant materials from a regional park

Before you start

Check if the park you are applying for is a regional park.

Regional parks include:

Ambury Regional Park
Atiu Creek Regional Park
Awhitu Regional Park
Duder Regional Park
Mutukaroa-Hamlins Hill Regional Park
Hunua Ranges Regional Park

Hunua Falls

Long Bay Regional Park
Mahurangi Regional Park
Muriwai Regional Park
Omana Regional Park
Pakiri Regional Parkland
Scandrett Regional Park
Shakespear Regional Park
Tapapakanga Regional Park
Tawharanui Regional Park
Tawhitokino Regional Park
Te Arai Regional Park
Te Rau Puriri Regional Park
Waharau Regional Park
Waitawa Regional Park
Wenderholm Regional Park
Whakanewha Regional Park
Whakatiwai Regional Park
Waitakere Ranges Regional Park

Anawhata
Arataki
Cascade Kauri
Cornwallis
Huia
Karekare
Piha
Whatipu

If the park you are applying for is not on this list, you will need to Apply for landowner approval.

How to apply

Complete the relevant application form for your activity.

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Application form: To use or occupy regional parks for research purposes Application form: To use or occupy regional parks for research purposes PDF 588 KB
Application form: To use or occupy regional parks for stream testing field work Application form: To use or occupy regional parks for stream testing field work PDF 441.7 KB
Application form: To use or occupy regional parks for the purposes of collecting plants or seeds Application form: To use or occupy regional parks for the purposes of collecting plants or seeds PDF 618.8 KB

Call us on 09 3010101 and ask to speak to a senior ranger of conservation if you need to discuss your application.

By email

Scan and email your completed application form and supporting documents to visitorexperienceparksservices@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.

By post

Post your completed application form and supporting documents to:

Visitor Experience Team
Parks Services
Auckland Council
Private Bag 92300
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142

We will contact you if we need more information.

In person

Bring your completed application form and supporting documents to one of our libraries with council services.

What you need to include in your application

You need to include the following with your application form:

a map of the activity area
a proposal of what you wish to research or collect
an assessment of environmental effects - for this, you need to identify:

the existing conservation values of the activity area
the actual and potential effects of your activity
mitigation or avoidance measures for each effect.

any copies of your consultation with affected stakeholders
a list of all contacted parties/organisations/individuals
a health and safety plan
an emergency plan.

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