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Mooring sites are located within Mooring Management Areas throughout the Auckland region. Auckland Transport (AT) grants an annual mooring licence to boat owners, allowing occupancy of a mooring (annual fees apply).
Contact the Harbourmaster’s office to ensure the mooring is suitable for your vessel before purchasing or renting. Alternatively, if space is available within the area you require, the Harbourmaster's office can assist by allocating a site. Note: vessels cannot exceed 15 metres.
You will need to make arrangements with a mooring service provider to install appropriate mooring hardware (at your cost).
A waiting list may apply within some mooring areas. Refer to waiting lists below. For more information, contact the Harbourmaster's office.
Other types of moorings
If you wish to establish a mooring outside a MMA, then you will need to apply for a resource consent. Contact the Harbourmaster's office for more information.
Marinas
The Harbourmaster does not administer marinas.
Annual mooring fees
You need to pay an annual fee to be able to moor your vessel within MMAs in the Auckland region.
If you are looking to buy or rent an existing mooring, you'll need to ensure that the mooring is suitable for your vessel. When purchasing, be aware of the mooring price. It is for the hardware only, not the site.
Contact the Harbourmaster's office with the mooring number or mooring owner's details and we can provide necessary information about:
Mooring location.
Construction of the mooring.
Last inspection date.
Type and size vessel the mooring site is permitted for.
Price estimate.
Note:
You can only rent a mooring for a maximum of 6 months with Harbourmaster approval.
You cannot rent/sublease a mooring in a waiting list area.
When purchasing in a waiting list area, the mooring can only be sold to the next person on the waiting list.
When purchasing, you must complete the transfer certificate and send it to the Harbourmaster's office. Payment of the $61 transfer fee and a photo of the vessel are required.
You must notify us when you rent your mooring and when it is vacated. All rentals must be approved by the Harbourmaster’s office.
For current mooring listings, how to list your own mooring and information on selling or renting your mooring, see Moorings for sale and rent.
Transferring ownership of your mooring
Once your mooring has sold, you will need to send us a completed mooring transfer certificate, signed by both parties, along with the $61 transfer fee and a photo of the new owner's vessel.
Internet or phone banking, or deposit at any Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) branch:
Account number: 02 0192 0122888 03
Reference: 50006589 and your name.
Rules for mooring license holders
The mooring license holder may not assign, transfer or sublease the mooring site unless authorised and approved by the Harbourmaster.
You must not occupy anyone else's mooring unless you have prior approval from the mooring owner and permission from the Harbourmaster's office.
You cannot rent/sublease a mooring in a waiting list area.
You must notify the Harbourmaster in writing if you wish to change the boat specified on the mooring licence.
The vessel on the mooring must comply with the terms and conditions of the mooring licence.
If your mooring site is to be unoccupied for a period greater than six months, written approval is required by the Harbourmaster. Due to high demand for moorings in some mooring areas, the mooring must be used on a regular basis. If a site is not used for six months or more, the licence could be revoked. Written notification is sent out prior to the licence being revoked.
The mooring site number must be clearly marked on the mooring buoy.
The mooring licence holder is responsible for vessel seaworthiness.
You must maintain your mooring hardware in a safe and efficient condition. The mooring tackle should be checked and serviced on a two or three year cycle. The Harbourmaster will request a mooring inspection certificate from the mooring licence holder, to be obtained from a mooring service provider. This requires the mooring tackle to be lifted and every component checked and inspected.
You must notify the Harbourmaster if you change your postal address or contact details.
All moorings must be maintained in a safe and efficient condition.
You will be reminded six months before your mooring is due for its two or three yearly mooring inspection. This allows enough time to book with a mooring service provider so that it is inspected before the due date.
When inspected, if the condition of the mooring is acceptable, a mooring inspection certificate will be issued (much like a vehicle warrant of fitness).
The most common cause of mooring failure is lack of maintenance. Please check your mooring regularly.
Book your inspection in plenty of time
Mooring contractors have a lot of moorings to inspect. They also have to work around weather and tidal conditions. Make sure you book your inspection when requested, to minimise delays.
Having a new mooring laid within a mooring management area
Contact the Harbourmaster's office with your preferred area(s). Please provide Harbourmaster staff with your vessel details so that we can advise which areas and mooring sites are available. Note: vessels cannot exceed 15 metres.
Subject to approval, a mooring licence may be issued. You can then make arrangements with a mooring service provider to lay a mooring at the allocated site.
If the mooring you'd like is not within a Mooring Management Area, you will have to apply for a resource consent.
Post: Harbourmaster's office, Auckland Transport, Private Bag 92250, Auckland 1142.
Return your invoice:
Alternatively, return your mooring annual fees invoice. Include written notification on the invoice that you wish to cancel the licence. Your signature is required.
The mooring licence holder is responsible for the removal of the mooring hardware.
Pirating - unauthorised occupation of a mooring
If a vessel is occupying your mooring and is not authorised to do so, please contact the Harbourmaster's office in the first instance.
Boating facilities
AT and the Harbourmaster's office does not own or operate marine facilities.
If you have a query, please contact the facility owner. This may be a marina company or boating club.
