Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000

Introduction

You could also call this:

"Protecting and Managing the Hauraki Gulf's Special Places"

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You want to know what this Act is for. The purpose of this Act is to do several things. It aims to integrate the management of natural, historic, and physical resources in the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments. You will see it has a few main goals. It wants to establish the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. It also wants to set objectives for managing the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments. It is important to recognise the special relationship of the tangata whenua with the Hauraki Gulf and its islands. This Act also sets up the Hauraki Gulf Forum to help with these goals.

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Highlights from this law

7: Recognition of national significance of Hauraki Gulf

The Hauraki Gulf is a special and important place for New Zealand

8: Management of Hauraki Gulf

Caring for the Hauraki Gulf's environment and people

9: Relationship of Act with Resource Management Act 1991

How the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act works with the Resource Management Act

13: Obligation to have particular regard to sections 7 and 8

Think about sections 7 and 8 when making Hauraki Gulf decisions

32: Purposes of Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

What the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park is trying to achieve

33: Establishment of Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

Creating the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park to protect its special areas and water

44: Recognition of tangata whenua statement of relationship

Acknowledging the Special Connection of Tangata Whenua to the Hauraki Gulf

50: Map to indicate boundaries

A map that shows the Hauraki Gulf area's boundaries

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1: Title, or

"The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000: A Law to Protect Our Marine Park"

Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000

Reprint as at:: 2025-11-13
Assent:: 2000-02-27
Commencement:: see section 2

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.