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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

45: General powers of rangers

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"What powers do rangers have to enforce the law?"

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You can be stopped by a ranger if they think you are breaking the law. They can tell you to stop what you are doing if they believe you are committing an offence. They can also ask for your name, date of birth, and address. You might be asked to prove who you are. A ranger can chase and stop you without a warrant if they think you are breaking the law. They must have a good reason to think you are committing an offence.

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

45General powers of rangers

  1. A ranger who believes on reasonable grounds that a person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit, an offence against this Act may—

  2. order the person to refrain from or stop offending; and
    1. require the person to provide their full name, date of birth, and address, and evidence of those particulars.

      1. For the purposes of exercising their powers under this Act, a ranger may, without warrant, pursue and stop a person if the ranger believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing or has committed an offence against this Act.