Boating rules

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Boating rules

This page contains the rules for boating at sites around Canterbury, including key information and maps

Safe boating in Canterbury video

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Boating rules guides

Boating on a lake.

Lyttelton Harbour.

Akaroa Harbour

Boating rules guide for Akaroa Harbour (pdf 117 kB)

Avon-Heathcote Estuary

Boating rules guide for Avon-Heathcote Estuary and Foreshore (pdf 7.19 MB)

Kaikoura Harbour

Boating rules guide for Kaikoura Harbour (pdf 381 kB)

Lakes Aviemore and Waitaki

Boating rules guide for Lake Aviemore and Lake Waitaki (pdf 465 kB)

Lake Benmore

Boating rules guide for Lake Benmore (pdf 416 kB)

Lake Coleridge

Boating rules guide for Lake Coleridge (pdf 355 kB)

Lake Ellesmere

Boating rules guide for Lake Ellesmere (pdf 355 kB)

Lake Hood

Boating rules guide for Lake Hood (pdf 575 kB)

Lake Opuha

Boating rules guide for Lake Opuha (pdf 302 kB)

Lake Ruataniwha

Boating rules guide for Lake Ruataniwha (pdf 427 kB)

Lake Tekapo

Boating rules guide for Lake Tekapo (pdf 380 kB)

Lyttelton Harbour

Boating rules guide for Lyttelton Harbour (pdf 415 kB)

Motunau River

Boating rules guide for Motunau River (pdf 443 kB)

Timaru Harbour

Boating rules guide for Timaru Harbour (pdf 355 kB)

Waimakariri River

Boating rules guide for Waimakariri River and Brooklands Lagoon (pdf 393 kB)