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Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

Permits, enforcement, and regulations for protected areas - Monitoring and enforcement - Appointment and powers of rangers

44: Appointment of honorary rangers

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"The Director-General can appoint unpaid helpers called honorary rangers to do important work."

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The Director-General can choose someone to be a ranger without paying them. You will do the same work as a paid ranger under this Act. The Director-General decides what work you do and what powers you have, which can include the powers in sections 45 to 48. The Director-General gives you a warrant with your name and a summary of your powers. You must carry your warrant when you are working and show it if someone asks. You are appointed for a certain time, up to three years, and can be reappointed. If you are a ranger, you can be removed from the job at any time if you are not doing it properly. When your job as a ranger ends, you must give your warrant back to the Director-General. Being a ranger does not mean you are employed under the Public Service Act 2020.

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Part 3Permits, enforcement, and regulations for protected areas
Monitoring and enforcement: Appointment and powers of rangers

44Appointment of honorary rangers

  1. The Director-General may appoint any suitable person to be a ranger in an honorary capacity to perform the duties of a ranger under this Act.

  2. The Director-General may appoint the person to—

  3. perform the duties of a ranger in 1 or more of the protected areas; and
    1. exercise all of the powers specified in sections 45 to 48, or only some of those powers.

      1. The Director-General must supply each ranger with a warrant that—

      2. states the full name of the person; and
        1. includes a summary of the powers conferred on the person under this Act.

          1. A ranger exercising a power under this Act must have their warrant with them and must produce it if required to do so.

          2. A ranger—

          3. is appointed for a term specified by the Director-General (not exceeding 3 years), and may be reappointed; and
            1. may be removed from office at any time by the Director-General for incapacity, neglect of duty, or misconduct.

              1. A ranger must surrender their warrant to the Director-General on the termination of their appointment.

              2. A person appointed as a ranger under this section is not, by virtue of the appointment, deemed to be employed for the purposes of the Public Service Act 2020.