Declaration of Reservation of Land

This declaration is issued pursuant to section 28A of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and declares that prospecting, exploration, and mining permits for minerals (other than petroleum) will not be granted or extended, in relation to the seabed and subsoil of the land area described in the Schedule attached to this notice.

This declaration has effect on and from 5 July 2024 to 4 January 2026.

Schedule of Land for Reservation of Acreage

Schedule:

Kermadec Arc 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

Issued at Wellington this 20th day of June 2024.

Hon SHANE JONES, Minister for Resources.

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