Psyche 955 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Get involved and make your views known, especially if you dont want to be fined for rowing a dinghy without a LJ Tēnā koe, Auckland Council recently identified ways to improve the Navigation Bylaw and Control. We are inviting your feedback on the proposed changes, acknowledging your interest in Auckland’s waterways as a Mooring Licence holder. Feedback on the proposal is open from now until 11.59pm on Sunday 7 June 2026. Visit akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/navigation-bylaw to learn more and provide feedback online. You can also give us feedback in writing, in person, or by phone. About the Bylaw and Control Vessels on Auckland’s navigable water provide enjoyment, enriching cultural experiences, sporting events and transportation. Every day, people use these waters for activities such as boating, kayaking, waka ama, kiteboarding, swimming, fishing, ferrying passengers and cargo. The shared use of Auckland’s waterways brings risks. For example, the failure to wear personal flotation devices on small vessels, comply with safe boating rules, and unsafe vessel operation can lead to property damage, injury and loss of life. Auckland Council manages these risks through the Navigation Bylaw 2021 and the Navigation Bylaw (Specific Areas and Conditions of Use) Control 2021, which set rules for vessel activity, safety equipment, events, moorings and large vessels. Council has reviewed these rules to ensure they continue to support safety on Auckland’s waterways. Proposed changes to improve the navigation rules for Auckland We have recently reviewed how the Navigation Bylaw and Control are working and identified opportunities for improvement. The proposed amendments include: requiring personal flotation devices to be worn on small vessels while underway to further reduce the risk of fatalities introducing rules to manage risks from emerging technologies and novel craft (for example, motorised hydrofoil boards, flight boards and tow foiling) updating legacy mooring licences so all licence holders are subject to consistent and fair terms and conditions incorporating long‑standing Harbourmaster Directions for the Ferry Terminal Basin to reduce space‑sharing conflicts between ferries and cruise ships establishing an exclusion zone for powered vessels around Auckland Airport to address aviation and maritime safety risks introducing new exclusion zones to better protect high‑use or sensitive areas, including Horne Rock, the Tāmaki River Rowing Precinct, the Harbour Bridge and Simpson Rock revoking 14 rarely used access lane controls. You can view more information, including all proposed changes to the Bylaw at akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/navigation-bylaw. Ways you can have your say We encourage you to give us feedback on these proposed changes either by completing an online feedback form or attending one of our ‘Have Your Say’ events: Thursday 14 May 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Ōrewa library, 12 Moana Avenue, Orewa 6.30 pm - 7.30pm, online Zoom webinar (this is an opportunity to learn more about the proposed changes and ask questions; feedback is not taken at the webinar) Wednesday 27 May 2026 10.00 am – 1.00pm, Have Your Say session, Auckland Town Hall or online (this is an opportunity to provide your feedback directly to councillors; register on the Have Your Say page) What will happen with your feedback A bylaw panel will consider public feedback and make any updates to the proposal in August 2026. The Governing Body will consider the updated proposal and make a final decision in September 2026. If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us at navigationsafetybylawreview@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Ngā mihi, Auckland Council’s Navigation Bylaw team 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 277 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Quote introducing new exclusion zones to better protect high‑use or sensitive areas, including Horne Rock, the Tāmaki River Rowing Precinct, the Harbour Bridge and Simpson Rock Not sure how that would work at the harbour bridge when a yacht race is due to start? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonquil 550 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Submitted re lifejackets in inflatable dinghies close to shore/vessel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 955 Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 12 hours ago, ex Elly said: Not sure how that would work at the harbour bridge when a yacht race is due to start? Not quite sure what problem they are trying to solve there, also Horne rock does not appear to me as "high use" and not sure what they mean by sensitive... However the bureaucrats who for the most part would not know a bow from a stern are writing laws so we need to speak up or they will take silence as consent. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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