Pursuant to section 5 (5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, and to a delegation from the Minister of Conservation, the Operations Manager, Auckland Mainland, Department of Conservation notifies that he has received a permit application from Sam Kynman-Cole to film marine mammals using an RPAS*.

How to submit

Objections or submissions should be sent to:

Operations Manager, Auckland Mainland
Department of Conservation
Christchurch Shared Services Unit
Private Bag 4715
Christchurch 8140

Attention: Bethan Parry

Submissions will be accepted up to and including 21 June 2017. 

Unless a person making a submission states to the contrary in the submission, that person will be deemed to give his/her consent to the release under the Official Information Act 1982 of all the information in the submission.

Application form

Application to film marine mammals from Sam Kynman-Cole (PDF, 542K)

* Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) is the official International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) term for such aircraft. They are also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and drones.