CBD Third National Report - New Zealand (English ….doc

REVISED VERSION (JUNE 2007) NOTE: original submission attached A. REPORTING PARTY Contracting Party New Zealand N a t i o n a l F o c a l P o i n t Full name of the institution Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Name and title of contact officer Simon Rae, National CBD Focal Point Mailing address Private Bag 18-901, Wellington, New Zealand Telephone +64 4 439 8189 Fax +64 4 439 8103 E-mail Simon.rae@t.nz Contact officer for national report (if different FROM ABOVE) Full name of the institution Department of Conservation Name and title of contact officer Nicola Scott, International Relations Unit Department of Conservation Mailing address PO Box 10420, Wellington, New Zealand Telephone +64 4 4713 197 Fax +64 4 4713 130 E-mail nscott@t.nz S u b m i s s i o n Signature of officer responsible for submitting national report Date of submission Information on the preparation of the report Please provide information on the preparation of this report, including information on stakeholders involved and material used as a basis for the report. The information submitted in this report was drawn from a number of sources ranging from public information documents to working documents and drafts within the relevant ministries and departments. Source documents are too numerous to individually identify. Every effort has been made, however, throughout the report responses, to provide the details of source documents and public documents of interest. Two key source documents were: the New Zealand National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan “ Our Chance to Turn the Tide” (t.nz/picture/doing/nzbs/index.html); “Turning the Tide? A Review of the First Five Years of the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy: The Synthesis Report” (t.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42598); Consultation has been undertaken primarily with relevant government agencies (as listed below): The Department of Conservation; The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; The Min