A Marine Reserve for Great Barrier island?
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We want to know your opinions and ideas before we perepare a formal application for a marine reserve on the north-east coast of Great Barrier Island. Your views are important, so make sure you have your say. Please fill out this questionnaire and send it to: Department of Conservation; Attn Jim Flack; Private Bag; Port Fitzroy; Great Barrier Island. If you want more information or to discuss any issues, contact Jim Flack at DOC Fitzroy, Ph (09) 429 0238   e-mail: jflack@doc.govt.nz

Name: ____________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________________________________________
Organisation/iwi you represent (if any): ______________________________________________
Position with above: ____________________________________________________________
 

Tick the corresponding bullet points
What is your involvement with Great Barrier Island?
  • Resident
  • Land or property owner
  • Regular visitor
  • Occasional visitor
  • Oversieas visitor
  • Other (please tell us) ________________________________

  • ________________________________
How often do you visit the north-east coat of Great Barrier (area shown on map)?
  • Never
  • Occasionally
  • Often
How do you use the area, and which parts of it? (Please give details of use and location - you can mark areas on the map.
  • Customary fishing/harvesting
  • Commercial fishing
  • Recreational fishing
  • Boating, sailing, windsurfing, waterskiing
  • Diving, scuba, snorkelling
  • Other: swimming, sightseeing, walking, surfing, sunbathing
  • Educational activities
  • Scientific studies
  • Other (please tell us what) _________________________________
Do you support the principle of a marine reserve somewhere on the north-east coast of Great Barrier Island?
  • Yes
  • No
If your answer is no, why not? __________________
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How do you think you may benefit from a marine reserve on the north-east coast? ________________________
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If you think any part of the Whangapoua Estuary should be excluded from the marine reserve proposal, please mark it on the map and tell us your reasons.
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Are there any particular areas on the north-east coast and offshore waters that you think should not be protected as a marine reserve? If there are, please mark them on the map and tell us your reasons.
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Are there any other comments you would like to make about a marine reserve in the area? (Attach extra pages if required) __________________________________
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Please return this questionnaire by 31 July 2003.