Pursuant to section 4(1) of the Marine Reserves Act 1971, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.

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2 Commencement

3 Tapuae Marine Reserve created

Schedule
Tapuae Marine Reserve

Order

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This order is the Marine Reserve (Tapuae) Order 2008.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

3 Tapuae Marine Reserve created

The area described in the Schedule is declared to be a marine reserve to be known as Tapuae Marine Reserve.

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That area (within the meaning of the Marine Reserves Act 1971) comprising 1 404.30 hectares shown marked “Section 1” and “Section 2” on SO Plan 398332.

Diane Morcom,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette, constitutes Tapuae Marine Reserve. The marine reserve is located south-west of New Plymouth adjacent to an area of coast between Herekawe Stream and Tapuae Stream.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 10 April 2008.

This order is administered by the Department of Conservation.

Marine Reserve (Tapuae) Order 2008