Pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992, I, Henry Weston, Deputy Director-General, Operations, Department of Conservation, give notice that from the date of this notice until 2 August 2031:

No new permits shall be granted for viewing seals from or on the water within 200m of Ohau Point New Zealand Fur Seal Sanctuary (defined by clause 3 of Schedule 3 of Kaikōura (Te Tai o Marokura) Marine Management Act 2014).

No new permits shall be granted for swimming with seals on the Kaikōura coast (defined here as all those waters between the Clarence River Mouth (173°56′E, 42°10′S) and the Conway River Mouth (173°28′E, 42°37′S) and extending out due east to one nautical mile from the shore).

This declaration does not apply to any application to renew an existing commercial permit for the location specified above or to transfer any permit in its entirety or in part, or to vary any permit, provided there is no material increase in the amount of contact with marine mammals.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of October 2025.

HENRY WESTON, Deputy Director-General, Operations, Department of Conservation (pursuant to Instruments of Delegation dated 9 September 2015).