Northland Regional Council is calling for feedback on possible new rules aimed at preventing the spread of marine pests, the question of who foots the bill for marine biosecurity and updates to Northland's harbour safety rules.
Those issues are central to three important regional council documents, all of which will potentially affect boaties and the marine industry.
Council chairman Bill Shepherd said the council wanted to hear from people about its annual activities and budgets (via its annual plan and charging policy), how pests are managed (through its Northland regional pest and marine pathway management plan), and rules for keeping people safe on the water (via its navigation safety bylaw).
"We've rolled all three into a single feedback process, which starts on Saturday and will through to April 21, to make it easier for submitters to have their say, and strongly urge as many people as possible to take the opportunity to familiarise themselves with, and provide feedback on, these and other issues that may affect them," he said.
Cr Shepherd said the biggest suggested change to the council's existing pest plan was the addition of a marine pathway plan with rules limiting hull fouling when vessels move to a new harbour or offshore island.