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Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000

Hauraki Gulf Marine Park - Removal of land, foreshore, seabed, waters, or fisheries from Park

40: Removal of other areas from Park

You could also call this:

"The Minister can take some areas out of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park."

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The Minister can remove some areas from the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. You need to know the Minister considers the Park's purpose before making a decision. The Minister can remove foreshore, seabed, or reclamation by putting a notice in the Gazette. The Minister can also remove seafloor protection areas or high protection areas from the Park. You should be aware the Minister can remove Crown land in a wetland from the Park. The Minister can remove open spaces or buildings owned by local authorities with their consent. The Minister must follow rules when removing areas from the Park, as seen in the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025. The Minister's decisions are important for the Park's management. The Park's purpose guides the Minister's choices.

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Part 3Hauraki Gulf Marine Park
Removal of land, foreshore, seabed, waters, or fisheries from Park

40Removal of other areas from Park

  1. The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, and after considering the purpose of the Park,—

  2. remove any foreshore or seabed or reclamation from the Park; or
    1. remove any seafloor protection area or high protection area from the Park; or
      1. remove any land of the Crown within a wetland from the Park; or
        1. with the consent of the local authority, remove any open space or building owned by a local authority and managed to protect its natural or historic values from the Park.

          Notes
          • Section 40(aa): inserted, on , by section 78 of the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025 (2025 No 54).