The main purpose of this law is to keep the civil aviation system safe and secure for you. This law also aims to help the transport system in New Zealand be good for the environment, make the country prosperous, and keep people healthy and safe. It wants to make sure everyone can use the transport system, no matter who they are.

This law has other goals, like helping civil aviation be innovative, effective, and efficient, which means finding new ways to do things and doing them well. It also wants to make sure New Zealand follows the rules it agreed to with other countries about civil aviation, which you can read more about in international civil aviation conventions, agreements, and understandings.

The law also wants to protect New Zealand's national security and the things that are important to the country. It considers the negative effects that civil aviation can have on people, their property, and the environment, and tries to balance these with the benefits of air travel.

You can think of this law like a set of rules that helps keep you safe when you fly, and also helps make sure that air travel is good for the country and the environment.

The law is in place to make sure that all these goals are met, and that you can feel safe and secure when you are flying.