The Biosecurity Act 1993 has a list of approved ports. You can find this list in the s 184A section. This list is divided into two parts: Part A and Part B.

Part A includes airports like Auckland International Airport, Christchurch International Airport, and Wellington International Airport. It also includes ports like Auckland, Bluff, and Dunedin. You can see the full list of Part A ports, which also includes Gisborne, Lyttelton, and Napier.

Part B includes other airports and ports, such as Dunedin Airport, Hamilton Airport, and Tauranga. You can look at the list to see all the approved ports in Part B, which are designated as approved under the Biosecurity Act 1993.

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Schedule 8: Approved places of first arrival in New Zealand, or

"Places you can arrive in New Zealand to keep it safe"

9Designated as approved, or approved, ports Empowered by s 184A

Part A

Auckland International Airport

Christchurch International Airport

Ohakea Airport (Royal New Zealand Air Force Base)

Wellington International Airport

Whenuapai Airport (Royal New Zealand Air Force Base)

Auckland

Bluff

Dunedin

Gisborne

Lyttelton

Napier

Nelson

New Plymouth

Onehunga

Opua

Picton

Port Chalmers

Taharoa

Timaru

Wellington

Westport

Whangarei

Part B

Dunedin Airport

Hamilton Airport

Invercargill Airport

Palmerston North Airport

Queenstown Airport

Tauranga