Aircraft landings in Mt Aspiring National Park will probably remain limited to certain areas, but film crews will be able to apply for one-off landing permits.
The Otago Conservation Board recently considered an overview of submissions to the park's draft management plan along with interim decisions on the matter from the Department of Conservation.
More than 430 submissions were received on the plan and hearings were held in Dunedin, Queenstown and Wanaka.
A final draft document will come back to the board for approval in February.
Otago Conservancy planner Bronwyn Hunt said the two issues which generated the most debate were aircraft landings and guided concessions in the park.
The plan provided for landings in certain parts of the park and confined them to identified landing sites.
"Many submissions support this approach but most aircraft operators and the film industry opposed it," Ms Hunt said.
Those seeking change wanted to add extra landing sites, to be able to land in areas not designated as landing sites, to increase the limits on certain landing sites and allow aircraft to land in the park's remote zone and wilderness areas.
The interim decision by Doc was to retain limited aircraft activity in the remote zone, to reassess limits on sites, and to include and delete landing sites.
One-off landings may be permitted but applicants would have to show that their activities could not take place outside the park.
"They would need to be of short duration and must take place during winter months when few other people would be in the area," Ms Hunt said.
Doc had decided to retain the policy of no new huts.
The Olivine Wilderness Area will be kept free of concessions and the Dart-Rees circuit will also be retained as a concession-free track to retain its difference to the Routeburn Track.
Guided parties will be allowed to use the track to gain access to adjacent alpine areas.
New "thrill-seeking" activities will not be permitted in the park.
Jet-boating is allowed on two rivers within the park - the Dart, as far upstream as Sandy Bluff, and the Pyke.
Board member Chas Tanner said the summary of the submissions had captured the "flavour" of the issues raised.
