Covenants spread throughout the country on private land provide a reservoir of biodiversity and landscape protection."
Sir Brian Lochore
Chairperson
Open SpaceTM magazine
Check out the QEII Open Space magazine, Nov 2009 (PDF 1.7MB)
Download November 2009 articles:
Safeguarding dryland grey scrub in North Canterbury
QEII covenants on council-held land
Restoring the hills on Mangarara Station
Find out more about Open Space magazine ....
Next issue: Late March 2010
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Frequently asked questions about open space covenants |
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Assisting landowners to protect special features on their land Download PDF, 222KB |
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QEII covenants: Protecting and enhancing wetlands on private land |



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