Concerns the Government could be doing more to protect the environment from tourism pressures

Last year, it raised the international visitor levy from 35-dollars to 100, to help maintain facilities and the natural environment.

Massey University International Development Professor, Regina Scheyvens says the intention was to split those funds 50:50, between tourism and conservation.

She says the Department of Conservation is only receiving about 20-percent of the increased funds, not their full share.