State of our Gulf Tıikapa Moana – Hauraki Gulf State of the Environment Report 2011 State of our Gulf Tıikapa Moana – Hauraki Gulf State of the Environment Report 2011 First published August 2011 Published by: Hauraki Gulf Forum c/o Auckland Council Private Bag 42300 Auckland, 1142 The Hauraki Gulf Forum is a statutory body, established under the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000, responsible for the promotion and facilitation of integrated management and the protection and enhancement of the Hauraki Gulf. The Forum has representation on behalf of the Ministers of Conservation, Fisheries and Mäori Affairs, elected representatives from Auckland Council (including the Great Barrier and Waiheke local boards), Waikato Regional Council, and the Waikato, Hauraki, Thames-Coromandel and Matamata-Piako district councils, plus six representatives of the tängata whenua of the Hauraki Gulf and its islands. Contact: Tim Higham Hauraki Gulf Forum Manager, Auckland Council ph 09 624 4749,
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