"Telling authorities you're arriving in New Zealand's ocean area by boat"
When you are going to arrive in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on a craft, some rules apply to you.
You need to follow what is said in section 17, but you replace "New Zealand" and "New Zealand territory" with "the EEZ".
You also replace "approved port" and "port or destination" with "approximate location" when you read section 17.
Some parts of section 17 do not apply to you, these are section 17(2), (6)(b)(ii), (7), (9)(c)(ii), and (10).
You should look at section 17 to understand what you have to do when you arrive in the EEZ.
This will help you know what to expect.