Pursuant to section 5(5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, and to a delegation from the Minister of Conservation, the Operations Manager, Gareth Hopkins, Department of Conservation notifies that they have received a permit application from Benjamin Work to take, import and export marine mammal bone.
Application details
Applicant: Benjamin Work
Application number: 122589-MAR
Location of proposed activity: The item will be shipped from Auckland, New Zealand, to Sydney, Australia, and was sourced from Taranaki.
Permission type: Marine Mammal Protection Act 1978
Summary of proposal: Application to take, import and export whale bone to Sydney, Australia, for the purpose of displaying at an art exhibition In March 2026. The Bone originates from the Taranaki district, being sourced from beached whale that was culturally harvested.
Application documents:
How to make a submission
Any person or organisation may make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.
Submissions closed on 1 January 2026.
Decision
A decision was made to approve this application.
Contact
If you have a question about the application or the submission process you can contact Levi Barton, Permissions Advisor.