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Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000

Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

32: Purposes of Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

You could also call this:

"What the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park is trying to achieve"

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The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park has some important purposes. You can think of these as goals to protect the area. The Park aims to recognise and protect the land and its natural and historic resources forever. You can also think of the Park as a place to protect its natural beauty and historic resources for everyone in New Zealand to enjoy. The Park also recognises the special connection that tangata whenua have with the Hauraki Gulf and its resources, and it aims to sustain the environment so it can continue to support life.

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Part 3Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

32Purposes of Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

  1. The purposes of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park are—

  2. to recognise and protect in perpetuity the international and national significance of the land and the natural and historic resources within the Park:
    1. to protect in perpetuity and for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the people and communities of the Gulf and New Zealand, the natural and historic resources of the Park including scenery, ecological systems, or natural features that are so beautiful, unique, or scientifically important to be of national significance, for their intrinsic worth:
      1. to recognise and have particular regard to the historic, traditional, cultural, and spiritual relationship of tangata whenua with the Hauraki Gulf, its islands and coastal areas, and the natural and historic resources of the Park:
        1. to sustain the life-supporting capacity of the soil, air, water, and ecosystems of the Gulf in the Park.