The New Zealand Continental Shelf Project

About the NZ Continental Shelf Project

"LINZ is responsible for obtaining seabed data, determining the furthermost extent of the continental shelf and assisting with developing New Zealand's submission to the United Nations"

Read an explanation of the Continental Shelf project

New Zealand Continental Shelf Report

1. Newsletter April 2006 (pdf 331KB)
2. Newsletter September 2004 (pdf 634KB)
3. Newsletter June 2003 (pdf 400KB)
4. Newsletter November 2002 (pdf 812KB)
5. Newsletter April 2002 (pdf 596KB)
6. Newsletter October 2001 (pdf 1290KB)
7. Newsletter March 2001 (pdf 1263k)
8. Newsletter September 2000 (pdf 923k)

Speeches

• The Oceans Policy: managing NZ's marine environment by Hon Pete Hodgson
• Oceans Policy process launched by Hon Pete Hodgson

Press Releases

• New Zealand and Australia sign a Treaty settling maritime boundaries (August 2004)
• Background information on the Treaty settling maritime boundaries (August 2004)
• Final seabed survey to determine New Zealand's continental shelf boundary (May 2002)
• Questions and Answers about the Continental Shelf Project (May 2002)
• Seabed study to help NZ push out boundaries (October 2001)
• From New Plymouth...to the ocean floor...and beyond! (November 2000)
• Seabed survey enhances Continental Shelf submission (January 2000)