Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries
Have your say
Ngāti Manuhiri has requested 2-year temporary fisheries closure from the Rodney, Hibiscus Coast, and East Coast Bays coastline and some Hauraki Gulf islands.
The requested closure would prohibit the take of all invertebrate and seaweed species.
Fisheries New Zealand invites written submissions from anyone who has an interest in the species concerned or in the effects of fishing in the area concerned.
Consultation document
Request from Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust [PDF, 6.7 MB]
Area boundary of the proposed closure
The proposed area is described by Ngāti Manuhiri as spanning “the east coast of Auckland, including the Hauraki Gulf islands, within the boundaries of the Rodney and Hibiscus Bays Local Boards. The closure would apply from the intertidal zone down to 1 metre below chart datum.”
Map of the proposed temporary closure [PDF, 89 KB]
Making your submission
Submissions close at 5pm on Friday 28 November 2025.
Email your submission to FMSubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
While we prefer email, you can post your submission to:
Fisheries Management – Spatial Allocations
Fisheries New Zealand
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140.
Public notices
Public notices calling for submissions are scheduled to appear in the New Zealand Herald, Mahurangi Matters, Mangawhai Focus, Kaipara Lifestyler, Northern Farmer, Kumei Courier, Valley Voice – Rural Lifestyles, and Hibiscus Matters, on or after Wednesday 22 October 2025.
Submissions are public information
Note that all, part, or a summary of your submission may be published on this website. Most often this happens when we issue a document that reviews the submissions received.
People can also ask for copies of submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the content of submissions available unless we have good reason for withholding it. Those reasons are detailed in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA.
If you think there are grounds to withhold specific information from publication, make this clear in your submission or contact us. Reasons may include that it discloses commercially sensitive or personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold details can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may direct us to release it.
