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Have checked out the Maritime Transport Act 1994, and it makes depressing reading.

Section 14. Heading. 'Seafarers to be involved in the development of Health and Safety procedures.'

Sounds great doesn't it, but guess what, that part of the act has been repealed.

Concerning harbourmasters, they have a statutory right to demand your name and address. Failure to give it will make you liable for 12 months inside or a $10,000 fine.

So better carry lifejackets in the dinghy becasuse one thing for sure,no one in authority is going to listen to commomsense.

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Have checked out the Maritime Transport Act 1994, and it makes depressing reading.

Section 14. Heading. 'Seafarers to be involved in the development of Health and Safety procedures.'

Sounds great doesn't it, but guess what, that part of the act has been repealed.

Concerning harbourmasters, they have a statutory right to demand your name and address. Failure to give it will make you liable for 12 months inside or a $10,000 fine.

So better carry lifejackets in the dinghy becasuse one thing for sure,no one in authority is going to listen to commomsense.

Yes but the harbour master doesn't carry the appropriate warrants to actually arrest you, they will have to make the call to shore and get plod to come and cuff you up, unless of course they have one with them at the time. Just say nothing, as is part of your rights. Also a fisheries officer has the appropriate ministerial warrant to arrest if required so don't f**k with them.

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Warning - Thread drift.

This business of 'wear a lifejacket or $300 fine' is symptomatic of all that's wrong in NZ.

We cycle tour a lot overseas, and they generally have the same road signage as we do, No parking, Dump no Rubbish, No overnight Camping etc.

But in NZ it's No parking, offenders will be towed. Dump no Rubbish $500 fine. No overnight camping $300 fine.

Show me a prohibitory sign in NZ that does not have attached all the things the authorities are going to do to you if you're a bit naughty.

This waving the stick business all the time is awful, unnecessary and shows what a draconian society we have allowed ourselves to become. What's the matter with education and gentle persuasion? Why does it have to be 'do this or we'll kick the crap out of you?' As my dear old mum in law used to say, you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.

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It's the social engineering experiment that really started gaining momentum under Helen.Seeing how far you can push an isolated community (NZ) how quickly. Helen loaded the judiciary,Local Govt and Govt bureaucracy with sycncophants and this penalty regime is the outcome. Lifejackets BS is symptomatic of nanny state do as you're told or else. And of course there are always people queueing up to kick other people around. Collaborators,Gestapo, Traffic cops,Harbourmasters and staff all have that same type of personalty and the ability to threaten draconian penalty is part and parcel of their power play. I've taken advice from within this forum and got some real old grotty lifejackets to carry. Won't serve any function but they are a sop to the pointy heads and cheaper than a ticket.

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As my dear old mum in law used to say, you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.

 

DOC are suggesting charges to walk 'great walks' in nz

 

https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/doc-boss-suggests-great-walks-charges

 

as some guy said on the tv

 

" for what, the chance to dirty your boots?"

 

you climb fuji

 

there are rest stop shops where you can buy overpriced ramen along with an over the top view

 

ski in europe

 

and around the corner of a ski run is a small chalet doing a great spag bol with a full glass of red wine in a very memorable setting

 

give people on holiday a reason to spend

 

they're primed for spending

 

not surprise taxation

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