Draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity — Exposure draft

Overview

The National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) is in force from 4 August 2023.

Find out about the NPSIB

As part of the development, from November 2019 to March 2020, we sought public feedback on the introduction of a National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) to help protect precious flora and fauna. We received over 7000 submissions. The majority supported the intent of the NPSIB.

In this consultation we sought feedback from practitioners, iwi/ Māori, stakeholders and those highly familiar with the NPSIB on the exposure draft to ensure its provisions were workable. The exposure draft took into account submissions received during the public consultation period.

Exposure draft and summaries

• Summary of the exposure draft (PDF 311KB)
• Summary of the exposure draft for iwi/Māori (PDF 295KB) 
• Exposure draft on the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (PDF 800KB)