Water ski and wakeboard areas and access lanes
Navigation bylaws designate areas for water skiing, wakeboarding and towing. Access lanes are reserved for vessels navigating from beaches or launch sites.
Reserved areas for towing water sports


Other vessels can pass through this area, provided you take the most direct route and do not interfere with people using it.

Access lanes
These lanes are reserved for power driven vessels and vessels towing water-skiers, wakeboards or sea biscuits, allowing them to navigate from a beach or launching area.
Access lanes are marked by either orange and black posts on shore or orange and black buoys at sea.
Waitematā Harbour and Hauraki Gulf







Rodney











Manukau harbour






For the complete bylaws covering water-skiing, towing people and the use of access lanes check the Navigation Bylaw 2021 (PDF, 9.9MB).
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