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Declaration of Reservation of Land

Publication Date
29 Jun 2021

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Crown Minerals Act Business, Innovation and Employment Permits

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2021-go2612
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This declaration is issued pursuant to section 28A of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and declares that prospecting, exploration and mining permits for minerals will not be granted or extended, in relation to the sea bed and subsoil of the land area described in the Schedule attached to this notice.

This declaration has effect on and from 5 July 2021 to 4 July 2024.


Schedule of Land for Reservation of Acreage

Schedule – Kermadec and Colville Arcs Mineral Reservation Area

The Land to Which the Reservation Relates

Land Area: 412,690 square kilometres

All that area of land as bounded by straight lines between the geographical coordinates (NZGD 2000) commencing at a point:

Datum: NZGD2000

Point Latitude Longitude Turning
1 26° 19.84′ S 176° 00.02′ W then South to
2 27° 00.00′ S 176° 00.00′ W then West to
3 27° 00.00′ S 177° 00.00′ W then South to
4 30° 00.00′ S 177° 00.00′ W then West to
5 30° 00.00′ S 178° 00.00′ W then South to
6 33° 00.00′ S 178° 00.00′ W then West to
7 33° 00.00′ S 179° 00.00′ W then South to
8 34° 00.00′ S 179° 00.00′ W then West to
9 34° 00.00′ S 180° 00.00′ W then South to
10 36° 00.00′ S 180° 00.00′ E then West to
11 36° 00.00′ S 179° 00.00′ E then South to
12 37° 00.00′ S 179° 00.00′ E then West to
13 37° 00.00′ S 178° 00.00′ E then South to
14 37° 20.02′ S 177° 59.98′ E then North-West along the boundary of the Territorial Sea to
15 36° 20.11′ S 176° 00.00′ E then North to
16 35° 00.00′ S 176° 00.00′ E then East to
17 35° 00.00′ S 177° 00.00′ E then North to
18 34° 00.00′ S 177° 00.00′ E then East to
19 34° 00.00′ S 178° 00.00′ E then North to
20 33° 27.61′ S 177° 59.98′ E then South-East along the boundary of the EEZ to
21 33° 19.70′ S 177° 59.98′ E then North to
22 32° 00.00′ S 178° 00.00′ E then East to
23 32° 00.00′ S 179° 00.00′ E then North to
24 27° 14.09′ S 178° 59.99′ E then North-East along the boundary of the EEZ to
25 27° 00.03′ S 179° 13.26′ E then East to
26 27° 00.00′ S 180° 00.00′ E then North to
27 26° 25.29′ S 179° 59.98′ E then West along the boundary of the EEZ to point of commencement.

Reservation Map

Map Kermadecs Reservation 2021 2024

Issued at Wellington this 21st day of June 2021.

Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS, Minister of Energy and Resources.