Pursuant to section 28A of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and section 5AA of the Continental Shelf Act 1964, the Minister of Energy and Resources declares that permits for minerals other than petroleum will not be granted, or extended, in relation to the seabed or subsoil of the continental shelf (the "land") specified in the Schedule below.
Pursuant to section 28A(4) of the Crown Minerals Act 1991, this declaration does not affect any:
(a) permit applications received before this declaration was published; or
(b) permit granted before this declaration was published; or
(c) right under section 32 of the holder of a permit described in paragraph (b) to be granted a subsequent permit.
This declaration has effect on and from 4 July 2013 to 4 July 2015.
Schedule
The Land to Which the Reservation Relates
Land Area: 412,691 square kilometres.
Description of Land Area
All that area of land as bounded by straight lines between the geographical coordinates (NZGD 2000) commencing at a point:
Point Latitude Longitude
1 36ø00'00?S 180ø00'00?E then west to
2 36ø00'00?S 179ø00'00?E then south to
3 37ø00'00?S 179ø00'00?E then west to
4 37ø00'00?S 178ø00'00?E then south to
5 37ø20'01.2761?S 178ø00'00?E then north-west along the Territorial Sea Boundary to
6 36ø20'06.7664?S 176ø00'00?E then north to
7 35ø00'00?S 176ø00'00?E then east to
8 35ø00'00?S 177ø00'00?E then north to
9 34ø00'00?S 177ø00'00?E then east to
10 34ø00'00?S 178ø00'00?E then north to
11 33ø27'36.6511?S 178ø00'00?E then along the boundary of the EEZ to
12 33ø19'42.3214?S 178ø00'00?E then north to
13 32ø00'00?S 178ø00'00?E then east to
14 32ø00'00?S 179ø00'00?E then north to
15 27ø14'05.8142?S 179ø00'00?E then north-east along the boundary of the EEZ to
16 27ø00'02.2223?S 179ø13'15.6940?E then east to
17 27ø00'00?S 180ø00'00?E then north to
18 26ø25'17.4183?S 180ø00'00?E then north-east along the boundary of the EEZ to
19 25ø59'20.4286?S 178ø51'31.4471?W then east to
20 25ø54'18.4218?S 177ø29'34.3358?W then south-east along the boundary of the EEZ to
21 26ø19'50.5310?S 176ø00'00?W then south to
22 27ø00'00?S 176ø00'00?W then west to
23 27ø00'00?S 177ø00'00?W then south to
24 30ø00'00?S 177ø00'00?W then west to
25 30ø00'00?S 178ø00'00?W then south to
26 33ø00'00?S 178ø00'00?W then west to
27 33ø00'00?S 179ø00'00?W then south to
28 34ø00'00?S 179ø00'00?W then west to
29 34ø00'00?S 180ø00'00?W then south to
A map of the reserved area of land is available at the New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals website
www.nzpam.govt.nz
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of July 2013.
HON SIMON BRIDGES, Minister of Energy and Resources.