✨ 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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NZ Gazette 1922, No 63
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NZ Gazette 1922, No 63
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Definition of River, Extended-river, and Extreme Limits for Ports
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🚂 Transport & Communications18 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