The objective of Part 71 is to maintain a safe aviation system through ensuring New Zealand meets and maintains applicable ICAO standards and recommended practices related to the designation and classification of airspace for aviation purposes and in the public interest.
Part 71 empowers the Director as the person who may designate and classify airspace for aviation purposes in New Zealand’s domestic airspace (New Zealand Flight Information Region) and in the airspace over the high seas for which New Zealand has accepted responsibility for the management of the airspace under an ICAO Regional Air Navigation Agreement (Auckland Oceanic Flight Information Region).
Part 71 also empowers the Director to restrict aviation activity by the designation of special use airspace.
Download the PDF version of the Part 71 consolidation [PDF 158 KB] or browse the content below.
Consolidations of the Civil Aviation Rules are for reference – they are not the official versions of the rules – to view those, see 'history of amendments'.
The history of amendments below, when expanded, shows copies of the original issue, amendments, and re-issues of this Part. Other legislative changes shown are for reference – to view the full version of the relevant amendment Act, see www.legislation.govt.nz(external link)
| Amendment | Effective date | NPRM | Summary of submissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial issue [PDF 718 KB] | 5 April 2025 |
For an archived version, which includes history of amendments under the 1990 Act, please see Part 71 archived.
