Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000

Management of Hauraki Gulf

14: Preservation of existing rights

You could also call this:

"Your existing rights to Hauraki Gulf land and water are protected"

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You have rights to the land and water in the Hauraki Gulf. This Act does not change these rights. You can still own the foreshore, seabed, or other land in the area. You get these rights from laws, common law, or other ways. You can still take a claim to court about the land or water in the Hauraki Gulf. This includes claims about the Treaty of Waitangi. You can make these claims under laws, common law, or other ways. If you make a claim, you can still get a remedy. This means you can get a solution to your problem. This Act does not change the remedies you can get.

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

"Think about sections 7 and 8 when making Hauraki Gulf decisions"

15: Purposes of Forum, or

Part 1Management of Hauraki Gulf

14Preservation of existing rights

Nothing in this Act limits or affects any title or right to ownership of the foreshore, seabed, or other land or natural resources of the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments, whether that title or right to ownership is conferred by Act, common law, or in any other manner.
Nothing in this Act limits or affects the ability of any person to bring a claim or to continue any existing claim in any court or tribunal relating to the foreshore, seabed, or other land or natural resources of the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments arising out of the application of the Treaty of Waitangi, or any Act, or at common law, or in any other manner.
Nothing in this section limits or affects any remedy associated with any claim referred to in subsection (2).