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Legislation
The key pieces of legislation relating to the marine environment are shown in the figure below. Resource Management Act 1991 Most activities that have an environmental impact on the territorial sea, with the major exception of fishing, are managed under…
Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act
The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 (“the Settlement Act”) was enacted to recognise the special relationship between the Whanganui River and Whanganui iwi - an association of three ancestral groups: Hinengāku of the upper river, Tama…
Aquaculture
New Zealand’s aquaculture sector is a significant primary industry, estimated in 2015 to have revenue in excess of $500 million, of which about 75 per cent is exported to 79 countries. Māori own an estimated 50 per cent of the…
Fisheries Act 1996
The Fisheries Act 1996 governs fisheries management throughout New Zealand’s territorial sea and EEZ. The purpose of the Act is “to provide for the utilisation of fisheries resources while ensuring sustainability”. There are three main categories of fishing activity which…
Water
Water use Irrigation is increasingly used as a means to increase agricultural productivity in New Zealand. Almost all horticultural production requires irrigation. In 2017, the total consented irrigated land is estimated to be in the order of 1.1 million hectares.…
Restrictions
Duties and Restrictions are discussed more generally in the RMA section of this website. Water takes Section 14(2) of the RMA makes it illegal to take, use, dam or divert freshwater (including its heat or energy) unless the activity is:…
Fishing
New Zealand’s commercial fishing sector has changed significantly over the last 40 years. Up to the 1970s, the domestic industry was almost entirely made up of relatively small inshore vessels, manned by owner-operators under a licence system. The country’s offshore…
National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPSFM 2020) came into force on 3 September 2020. It replaced the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 (amended 2017). The NPSFM 2020 is made up for 4 parts which addressing…
Activities
There is a wide range of recreation and tourism activities that New Zealand’s marine environment supports. Few locations now remain inaccessible due to the wide availability of new technologies. The Spectrum of Marine Recreation Opportunities (SMARO), as shown in the…
Legislation
New Zealand’s coastal environment is primarily managed under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). This legislation establishes which statutory authorities are responsible for various aspects of coastal management, a set of principles which those authorities must apply, and a range…