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International obligations
New Zealand does not have full sovereignty beyond 12 nautical miles but relies on rights gained under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (“UNCLOS”) to regulate activities in the area covered by the EEZ Act.…
Section 7 - Other Matters
Section 7 of the Resource Management Act sets out "other matters" which persons exercising functions and powers under the Act must "have particular regard to". In achieving the purpose of this Act, all persons exercising functions and powers under it,…
Case Study - South Taranaki Bight iron sand extraction
Iron sands are the largest known reserve of metalliferous ore in New Zealand. Iron sand is a general term for sand-sized grains of heavy iron-rich minerals, principally magnetite (Fe3O4), titanomagnetite (Fe2TiO3), and ilmenite (FeTiO3). New Zealand’s iron sands occur extensively…
Case Studies
Statutory planning - Auckland Unitary Plan The Unitary Plan (operative in part) is Auckland’s planning “rulebook”, setting out where and how the city grows in the future. The Unitary Plan replaced the former regional policy statement and regional and district…
Agencies
Marine management in New Zealand is split amongst multiple management agencies with overlapping roles and responsibilities as set out in the table. The role and responsibility of each agency in the marine environment is provided in more detail under the…
Potential effects
The growth and expanding influence of marine recreation and tourism is now well recognised in New Zealand. For example, NIWA noted (in 2012) that ecotourism is a growing industry in the nearshore waters around New Zealand and is already starting…
Decision-making process
Regional council planning Regional councils have responsibility for controlling the use of land for the purpose of maintaining coastal water quality and coastal marine ecosystems and controlling discharges into water bodies. This includes managing the negative effects of sedimentation and…
When can official information be withheld?
If an agency considers that there is good reason to refuse a request for official information it should advise the requester of: The decision to refuse the request; The reason for its decision to refuse the request; If possible, the…
New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010
The NZCPS contains a number of policies relevant to aquaculture developments and operations. These policies attempt to strike an effective balance between providing for such activities in the coastal environment and ensuring that important natural resources and community and cultural…
Shellfish
Changes to seabed The principle ecological effect of mussel and oyster farming is localised changes to the seabed caused by shells, shellfish, faeces and pseudofaeces (particles which are not digested bound in mucous) dropping from the mussel lines and oyster…