18 SEPTEMBER

“Official notice” means a regulatory notice publicly dis-
played containing instructions or directions as to con-
duct in the park, such instructions or directions being
approved by the Board.
“Park” means the Tongariro National Park being a
National Park under and subject to the National
Parks Act 1952.
“Passenger Service Vehicle” means a motor vehicle used
for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward
with or without goods.
“Ranger” means any person appointed as such under
the State Services Act 1962 and includes any person
appointed as an honorary ranger under section 27B
of the National Parks Act 1952.
“Road” includes a street and any place to which the
public have access, whether as of right or not; and
also includes all bridges, culverts, ferries, and fords
forming part of any road, street, or place as afore-
said.
“Secretary” means the person appointed as Secretary of
the Board under the powers of section 27 of the said
Act.

PART I

GENERAL

3. Conduct in the Park—No person shall—
   (a) Pollute in any manner the waters of the Park:
   (b) Take any wood for fuel except from dead trees:
   (c) Remove, disturb, cut names, letters, words, figures, or
   devices on, or deface any buildings, gates, bridges,
   natural features, or trees, or any object natural or
   otherwise, or mark paint or deface any rock or
   stone or blast or remove any rock or disturb any
   ground within the limits of the Park:
   (d) Use any building otherwise than in a clean and decent
   manner:
   (e) Wilfully obstruct, disturb, or interfere with any other
   person in the use or enjoyment of the Park or use
   foul, abusive, indecent, or obscene language, or be
   intoxicated, noisy, or riotous, or in any way mis-
   behave:
   (f) Use any ski-ing device or ski or toboggan recklessly
   or act in any manner so as to constitute an actual
   or potential danger to any person:
   (g) Leave in the Park, whether on, above, or below the
   ground, any garbage or refuse of any kind includ-
   ing (but without limiting the generality of this
   bylaw) all of the objections mentioned in bylaw
   No. 4 (4) (a):
   Provided that where a garbage tin is provided
   such garbage and refuse may be placed in such
   garbage tin:
   (h) Interfere with any placard, sign notice, scientific equip-
   ment, or marker pole or marker disc erected by
   or with the authority of the Board in or relating
   to the Park:
   (i) Write, print, or otherwise record any profane, indecent,
   or obscene language in any visitors' book the property
   of the Board:
   (j) By any means whatsoever deface any visitors' book
   the property of the Board:
   (k) Spill or cause or allow to be spilled any oil or fuel oil.

4. Camping—(1) No person shall camp in the Park within
   800 metres of any State highway or other road except in
   such areas as may be set aside by the Board from time
   to time as camping areas.
   (2) The following conditions shall be strictly observed in
   connection with camping areas set aside by the Board and
   marked as camping areas:
   (a) Persons using camping areas shall camp in such parts
   of the camping areas as directed by an authorised
   person or by an official notice:
   (b) Fees and charges prescribed by the Board shall be
   paid to the Secretary or an authorised person.
   (3) No person shall camp within 800 metres of the bound-
   ary of any camping area set aside by the Board and marked
   as a camping area.
   (4) The following conditions shall be strictly observed by
   all persons camping within the Park whether within the
   camping areas or not:
   (a) Subject generally to the provisions of bylaw No. 7
   relating to fires, combustible rubbish must be burned
   on camp-fires, and all other garbage and refuse of
   all kinds, including (but without limiting the general-
   ity of this bylaw) broken glass, bottles, tin cans,
   etc., must be placed in garbage cans or pits if
   available, or otherwise must be removed from the
   Park.
   (b) Camp sites shall be left clean and tidy after use.

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(5) No person shall use the cabins, buildings, or cooking,
ablution, or toilet facilities or other amenities in the Whaka-
papa Motor Camp or the Mangawhero Camp without obtain-
ing permission from an authorised person and observing
the terms of clause (3) of this bylaw and complying with
any directions given by an authorised person or official notice.

5. Use of Board’s huts—(1) Any person intending to use
   for more than three successive nights any one hut of the
   Board erected in a remote area for the use of trampers
   for the purpose of accommodation shall obtain the approval
   of the Chief Ranger to the dates of such intended use.
   (2) The restrictions on the conditions of usage of any
   huts or buildings shall be fixed by the Board by resolution
   from time to time.
   (3) A ranger is empowered to terminate any usage of any
   such hut or building where the user has departed from the
   terms and conditions fixed by the Board in accordance with
   clause (2) of this bylaw or where the user acts in such
   a manner as in the opinion of the ranger is likely to cause
   damage to the Board’s property or to give offence to other
   persons, or to cause them annoyance.

6. Use of buildings erected by approved organisations—
   Any club or approved organisation to which a permit has
   been issued pursuant to section 28 (1) (f) of the National
   Parks Act 1952 for the erection of a building for the accom-
   modation of its members and other persons shall comply
   with the terms of that permit and shall ensure that such
   members and other persons when using such building shall
   also comply with the terms of that permit.

7. Fires—(1) Nothing in this bylaw shall exempt any person
   from liability under the National Parks Act 1952 or the
   Forest and Rural Fires Act 1955 or any other Act with
   respect to the lighting of fires.
   (2) No person shall light any fire within 800 metres of
   any road except within a camping area set aside by the
   Board or in a fireplace erected by the Board.
   (3) No person shall kindle a fire near trees or dead wood,
   mossy dry leaves, grass, tussock, forest mould, or other
   vegetation, but a fire may be lit in a specially prepared open
   place on rocks or earth. Fires shall be lighted only when
   necessary, and when no longer needed shall be completely
   extinguished by covering all embers and the bed with earth
   and water so that there remains no possibility of the fire
   reviving.
   (4) No person shall light a fire in any position where
   it is likely to present a fire hazard.
   (5) Once a fire is lit, the person lighting the fire, or such
   other person as is detailed by him, shall remain in attendance
   on the fire until it is completely extinguished.
   (6) No match (lighted or not lighted) cigarette, or other
   lighted matter shall be dropped, thrown, or otherwise placed
   in any grass or other inflammable material.

8. Vehicles—(1) No person shall use or drive or ride, or
   cause or permit to be driven or ridden, or permit to be
   in any part of the Park—
   (a) Any vehicle that is drawn or propelled by mechanical
   power except where authorised by the Board:
   (b) Any vehicle of a class excluded by official notice from
   that part of the Park.
   (2) In this bylaw “vehicle” includes hovercraft.

9. Passenger service vehicle parking areas—(1) No person
   being the driver or in charge of a passenger service vehicle
   shall park the vehicle in any part of the Iwikau or Whaka-
   papa Villages within the Park except in an area set aside
   for parking places for passenger service vehicles and in a
   position and manner indicated by official notice or as directed
   by a ranger or other authorised person.
   (2) The driver or person in charge of a passenger service
   vehicle shall upon parking his vehicle or intending to park
   his vehicle pay in a manner directed by the Board or to
   a person authorised by the Board to collect such fees the
   parking fee prescribed by this bylaw for each passenger
   service vehicle for each day or part of a day during which
   the vehicle is parked in the said area.
   (3) The parking fees payable shall be as determined from
   time to time by the Board and publicly notified by at least
   one newspaper advertisement.

10. Motor vehicle parking zones—(1) The Board may from
    time to time set apart as motor vehicle parking zones any
    area or areas of the Park.
    (2) The driver or person in charge of any motor vehicle
    in a parking zone shall park the motor vehicle only in
    accordance with the directions given by an official notice
    or by a ranger or other authorised person and shall forth-
    with pay or cause to be paid the parking fee prescribed
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