Activities

Category	Information and examples
Beautification and biosecurity	Examples of activities to enhance (beautification) or protect (biosecurity) nature are: community gardens native plant restoration beehives pest and weed control. Some biosecurity work is contracted by Toitū Te Whenua to external providers. Others wanting to do biosecurity work need to apply for access.
Commercial property	People who want to occupy Crown properties for commercial activities will need a lease or licence. The nature of ownership will determine what type of lease or licence is needed. In some cases, the Crown owns the land but not the building, or vice versa.
Grazing	People can apply to use Crown land for grazing under the Land Act.
Lakebeds and riverbeds	People who want to do an activity within a Crown-owned lakebed or riverbed will need a licence. Examples of activities are: building a jetty or boat mooring anchoring swimming pontoons extracting gravel.
Mining	Companies/individuals with a mining permit from NZ Petroleum and Minerals can apply for access to operate on Crown land.
Recreation	People who want to do recreation activities on Crown land will need a permit. Examples of activities are: adventure sports, such as heli-skiing and mountain biking events, such as music festivals and adventure races filming hiking and trekking mobile trading tourism, such as 4 wheel drive tours and farm stays/glamping water activities. Note: Recreational hunting is not permitted on land we manage on behalf of the Crown. Please report any suspicious activity to Police in the first instance.
Section 165 of the Land Act 1948	Under section 165 of the Land Act 1948 you need a licence to remove gravel and timber from Crown-owned riverbeds.
Utilities	Utility companies and local government who need to access Crown land to manage and maintain utilities (for example water, sewage, power and telecommunication) need an easement.