Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

Permits, enforcement, and regulations for protected areas - Permits

38: Additional requirements if Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 applies to activity

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"Extra rules to follow if the Marine and Coastal Area Act applies"

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If the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 applies to what you want to do, you need to meet some extra requirements. You can find these requirements in sections 55, 62A, 66, and 71 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011, which you can read on the New Zealand legislation website. Before you get a permit, the Director-General must be satisfied that you have met these requirements. If section 55 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 applies, the relevant protected customary rights group must give you written approval for what you want to do, unless section 55(3) applies. The Director-General must also be satisfied that you have met the information requirements of section 62A if it applies to what you want to do. If sections 66 or 71 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 apply, you must get permission from the relevant customary marine title group. The Director-General will check that you have met these requirements before giving you a permit.

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This page was last updated on 28 October 2025

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37: Decision of Director-General, or

"The Director-General decides who gets a permit to do something in the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana area"

39: Amendment to permit conditions, or

"Changing the rules of your marine permit"

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

38Additional requirements if Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 applies to activity

This section applies if any of sections 55, 62A, 66, and 71 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 apply to the activity.
Before granting a permit under section 37(1)(a) or (b), the Director-General must be satisfied of the following:
if section 55 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 applies to the activity, that the relevant protected customary rights group has given its written approval for the activity in accordance with section 55(2)(a) (unless section 55(3) applies to the activity):
if section 62A of that Act applies to the activity, that the applicant has met the information requirements of that section to the satisfaction of the relevant consent authority:
if section 66 or 71 of that Act applies to the activity, that the applicant has obtained permission from the relevant customary marine title group in accordance with the applicable section.