The purpose of the five-year Key Native Ecosystem (KNE) Operational Plan for Cape Palliser – Te Mātakitaki a Kupe KNE site is to:

• Identify the parties involved
• Summarise the ecological values and identify the threats to those values
• Outline the vision and objectives to guide management decision-making
• Describe operational activities to improve ecological condition (eg, ecological weed control) that will be undertaken, who will undertake the activities and the allocated budget

KNE Operational Plans are reviewed every five years to ensure the activities undertaken to protect and restore the KNE site are informed by experience and improved knowledge about the site.