Farming and urban development have dramatically changed land, rivers, coasts and vegetation since the 1850s settlement and earlier with the Maori.   We follow the changes, look at the reasons, and see how they may be endangering health, food production, and water life.

KANES introduce interested groups to parks, gardens and reservations that maintain pockets of life as nature made them. We learn about the laws and processes in place now to ensure these "natural assets" are preserved. Of special interest in this zone are dunes estuaries and wetlands.  The Department of Conservation takes the lead in this process and we can call on their officers to talk to interested groups.  Our guide helps with general information on this subject as it relates the the places we explore during each tour.

See also:-  New Zealand Animals  Conservation NZ  Conservation Mining Milling Zone  Conservation Glacier Scenic Zone  Conservation Alpine Trails Zone