Port Limits and Boundaries




2296
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 63

DEFINING RIVER, EXTENDED-RIVER, AND EXTREME LIMITS—continued.

Name of Port. River and Smooth-water Limits. Extended and Partially Smooth Limits. Extreme River Limits.
Havelock .. .. Within Pelorus Sound .. .. Between Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound, and French Pass Nil.
Herekino .. .. Inside the bar of the Herekino River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Hicks Bay .. .. Inside a right line drawn from Matakawa Point to Iron Point (Kahau) Between Hicks Bay and Te Araroa Nil.
Hokianga .. .. Inside the Hokianga Heads .. Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Hokitika .. .. Inside the bar of the Hokitika River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Houhora .. .. Inside the Heads, Houhora Harbour Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Invercargill .. .. Inside the bar of the New River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Kaipara .. .. Inside the Heads, Kaipara Harbour Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Kawhia .. .. Inside the Heads, Kawhia Harbour Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Lyttelton .. .. Between Lyttelton, Godley Head, and Port Levi Between Lyttelton, Le Bon’s Bay, and Kaiapoi. Fishing-vessels, between Lyttelton and Motunau Island on the north, and between Lyttelton and Akaroa Harbour on the south Between Lyttelton, Akaroa, and Gore Bay.
Mahurangi .. .. Inside a right line drawn from the North Head to the north-west point of Horora Island, and from the south-west point of Horora Island to the South Head In the Hauraki Gulf, inside a right line drawn from the north point of Cabbage (Colville) Bay to Shearer Rock, off Tiritiri Island, and thence to Tawharanui Point Nil.
Maketu .. .. Inside the bar of the Kaituna River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Manawatu .. .. Inside the Manawatu Heads .. Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Manukau .. .. In the Manakau Harbour, not beyond Paratutai Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Mangonui .. .. Inside Mangonui Heads .. In Doubtless Bay, inside a right line drawn from Knuckle Point to Flat Head Nil.
Mercury Bay .. .. Within the river, Mercury Bay .. Inside a right line drawn from Karanga Point to Mahurangi Island Nil.
Mokau .. .. In the bar of the Mokau River .. Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Molyneux .. .. Inside the bar of the Molyneux River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Napier .. .. Within a radius of two miles seaward from Port Ahuriri light, at east side of entrance of Inner Harbour Between Napier, Portland Island, and Cape Kidnappers Between Napier, Portland Island, and Cape Turnagain.
Nelson .. .. Inside Boulderbank, Nelson Harbour Between Nelson, Astrolabe, and Croixelles Between Nelson, Massacre Bay, and Greville Harbour.
New Plymouth .. .. Within a radius of one and a half miles from end of the Breakwater, New Plymouth Inside a right line drawn from a point two nautical miles to the westward of Paritutu to a point two miles to the westward of the entrance of the Waitara River (tugs, dredges, and hopper barges) Between Waitara and Awakino.
Ngunguru .. .. Inside the Ngunguru Heads .. Not more than two miles from the Ngunguru Heads (towing only) Nil.
Oamaru .. .. Inside the Oamaru Breakwater .. Within three miles from the flagstaff on South Head, Oamaru Breakwater Nil.
Ohiwa .. .. Inside the bar of the Ohiwa River Between the new outlet of Rangataiki River and Opape Point, including Whale Island and Rurima Rocks Nil.
Opotiki .. .. Inside the bar of the Opotiki River Between the new outlet of Rangataiki River and Opape Point, including Whale Island and Rurima Rocks Between Cape Runaway and Motiti Island.
Parenga .. .. Inside the Heads, Parenga Harbour Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Patea .. .. Inside the bar of the Patea River Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Picton .. .. Between Picton, Long Island, and Tory Channel Between Picton and French Pass Nil.
Porirua .. .. Nil .. .. .. .. Between Porirua Harbour and the Ohau River (fishing-boats) Nil.
Port Underwood .. .. Inside a right line drawn from Robertson Point to the southernmost point of Ocean Bay Between Port Underwood and Blenheim Nil.
Preservation Inlet .. .. Inside a right line drawn from Cavern Head to the northernmost point of Coal Island produced to the land on the opposite shore Inside a right line drawn from Gulches Head to Puysegur Point Nil.
Raglan .. .. Inside the bar, Raglan Harbour Nil .. .. .. .. Nil.
Riverton .. .. Inside the bar of the Jacob’s River, Riverton Inside a right line drawn from the mouth of the Waimatuku Stream to a point one mile seaward of the outermost point of Pig Island, thence to the landing-place on the north-east side of Centre Island, and thence to Himitou or Oraka Point Nil.


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🚂 Definition of River, Extended-river, and Extreme Limits for Ports (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
18 August 1922
Shipping, Port Limits, Marine Department, Havelock, Herekino, Hicks Bay, Hokianga, Hokitika, Houhora, Invercargill, Kaipara, Kawhia, Lyttelton, Mahurangi, Maketu, Manawatu, Manukau, Mangonui, Mercury Bay, Mokau, Molyneux, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Ngunguru, Oamaru, Ohiwa, Opotiki, Parenga, Patea, Picton, Porirua, Port Underwood, Preservation Inlet, Raglan, Riverton