It is outlined that the governor-general can, through Order in Council (i.e. a process by which a government's decision is given effect) and made on recommendation by the minister (i.e. the Minister of Conservation, as that minister is responsible for the Department of Conservation), declare national reserves.
The Lewis Pass reserve is much larger (13,737 hectares), with conservation values, including parts with scenic and ecological values.
[1] The Subantarctic Islands are collectively a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
[7] Takapūneke is the site of an 1830 massacre adjacent to present-day Akaroa.
The historical significance has not always been known and in 1960, Akaroa County built a sewage treatment plant in the area that was the core of the kāinga.