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Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025
2: Commencement

Part 1:
Preliminary provisions

3Purpose of this Act 4Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi 5Interpretation 6Meaning and purpose of biodiversity objectives 7How this Act applies biodiversity objectives 8Transitional, savings, and related provisions 9Act binds the Crown 10Application of other enactments 11Obligations relating to Treaty settlements 12Immunities of warships, etc, not affected

Part 2:
Marine reserves, seafloor protection areas, and high protection areas

Marine reserves

13Marine reserves declared 14Effect of marine reserve declarations

Seafloor protection areas and high protection areas

Functions of department and reporting requirements for seafloor protection areas and high protection areas

27Functions of department 28Director-General must report on research and monitoring

Official geographic names

29Interpretation 30Official geographic names 31Publication of official geographic names 32Subsequent alteration of official geographic names

Part 3:
Permits, enforcement, and regulations for protected areas

33Interpretation of this Part

Permits

34Application for permit 35Director-General may seek further information 36Matters to be considered by Director-General 37Decision of Director-General 38Additional requirements if Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 applies to activity 39Amendment to permit conditions 40Revocation of permit or amendment to permit conditions due to adverse effects and other grounds 41Appeal to High Court on question of law 42Permit may be transferred

Monitoring and enforcement

Appointment and powers of rangers

43Rangers appointed under other enactments 44Appointment of honorary rangers 45General powers of rangers 46Power to question persons and require production of documents 47Powers of entry, search, and seizure 48Powers to seize and release or dispose of fish, aquatic life, seaweed, or natural material

Offences

49Offence to undertake prohibited activity within protected area 50Offence to knowingly undertake prohibited activity within protected area 51Other offences 52Prosecution and defence for strict liability offences 53Liability of director or manager of body corporate 54Time for filing charging document

Infringement offences

55Infringement offences 56Proceedings for infringement offences 57Who may issue infringement notices 58When infringement notice may be issued 59Revocation of infringement notice before payment made 60What infringement notice must contain 61How infringement notice may be served 62Payment of infringement fees 63Reminder notices

Removal of structures

64Removal of structures

Forfeiture

65Forfeiture of property on conviction 66Forfeiture for infringement offence 67Interpretation of provisions relating to forfeited property 68Application for relief 69Matters to be considered and determined by court 70Decision of court on application 71Other matters relating to forfeiture

Regulations, review, and consequential amendments

Regulations

72General regulations 73Regulations for biodiversity objectives and associated restrictions 74Regulations for restrictions and conditions that apply to authorised persons undertaking ring net fishing

Review of seafloor protection areas, high protection areas, and ring net fishing provisions

75Ministerial review of seafloor protection areas and high protection areas 76Ministerial review of ring net fishing provisions 77Order in Council repealing ring net fishing provisions

Consequential amendments

78Consequential amendments

Schedule 1:
Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Schedule 2:
Marine Reserves

Schedule 3:
Seafloor protection areas

Schedule 4:
High protection areas

Schedule 5:
Consequential amendments

Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

2: Commencement

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1: Title, or

"The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025: What the Act is Called"

3: Purpose of this Act, or

"This law aims to protect and restore the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana for everyone."

2Commencement

This Act comes into force on 25 October 2025.

Notes

Section 2: editorial change made by the PCO, on 24 October 2025, under sections 86(1) and 87(m) of the Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 58).