You want to know what this Act is for. The purpose of this Act is to manage the natural and historic resources of the Hauraki Gulf. This includes its islands and the areas that drain water into it. The Act aims to do several things. It wants to create a marine park in the Hauraki Gulf. The Act also sets goals for managing the Gulf and its islands. The Act recognises the special connection that the tangata whenua have with the Hauraki Gulf and its islands. It also sets up a group called the Hauraki Gulf Forum.
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"The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000: A Law to Protect Our Marine Park"
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Department of Conservation.
