National's concern is with the protection of property rights. One of the reasons for the bill was the quite significant public concern that the Crown interest, because the Crown is the owner of these 2.5 million hectares of South Island high country, the lack of protection of the Crown interest in the high country, and the quite extensive regulatory review that Land Information New Zealand did, highlighting problems with the existing statutory regime, the fact that it was perceived as largely process driven, that it didn't have clear outcomes, the major concerns about tenure review, and the fact that the Crown interest was not being protected there—were part of the reasons for the bill. 