Lake Use Management Zone

Permissible Water Craft

Permissible Water Activities

Zone 1

No recreational vessels permitted.

No public activities permitted.

Zone 2

Model yachts/model power boats
Sail boards
Pedal powered leisure craft
Canoes, kayaks
Row boats
Small electric powered boats

Controlled water access
Model boat use
Small water craft hire and use
Fishing from boats
Foreshore fishing within designated locations
Organised fishing competitions, model boating or other environmentally appropriate events

Zone 3

Canoes, kayaks, rowing skiffs, and dragon boats for sporting events.
Tour boats and Cruise boats.  Vessels to comply with predetermined design and performance criteria.
Water police and Emergency response boats.
Lake maintenance vessels.

Aquatic sporting events with prior permit.
Tour and Cruise boat commercial operations by permit.
Foreshore fishing within designated areas.

Zone 4

Canoes, kayaks, rowing skiffs, dragon boats for club activities and events.
Small powered boats complying with predetermined design and performance criteria.
Powered leisure boats complying with predetermined design and performance criteria.
Ferries and Tour boats complying with predetermined vessel design and performance criteria.

Sports rowing and paddling training and events (permissible with a club permit but better suited to Zone 5 for other than competitions).
Small powered hire boating.
Powered leisure boating by hire - self-driven (by license) or professionally skippered.
Ferry and Tour boat commercial operations.

Zone 5

Model yachts/model powerboats.
Pedal powered leisure craft.
Small yachts and sailboards.
Canoes, kayaks, row boats.
Rowing skiffs, dragon boats.

Model sailing and power boating within designated areas.
Pedal powered leisure craft hire within designated areas.
Sailing within designated areas.
Leisure canoeing, kayaking and row boating hire.
Sports rowing and paddling training and competition events.

Zone 6

Canoes, kayaks, row boats.
Small powered boats complying with predetermined design and performance criteria.
Powered leisure boats complying with predetermined design and performance criteria.
Marine police and Emergency response boats.
Lake maintenance vessels.

No public access or recreational activities permissible within designated fish habitat sectors.
Leisure canoeing, kayaking and row boating.
Sports rowing and paddling training.
Small powered hire boating.
Powered leisure boating by hire - self-driven (by license) or professionally skippered.
Fishing from boats.
Foreshore fishing within designated areas.
Special fishing competitions by permit.