This application is for the registration of a personal watercraft (jet ski) for use in New Zealand waters. If your jet ski already has a registration number - do not complete this form.
If the jet ski was registered in another region (ie where the registration number does not begin with 6), you will need to contact the council where it was originally registered to have the ownership details updated or the jet ski removed from their database before registering it with the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council.
Before you start you will need:
- jet ski make and model
- hull serial number
- payment method (ie, credit/debit card, bank details)
- trailer registration number (if applicable)
If you need assistance contact the Harbourmaster on
06 835 9200, or email
harbourmaster@hbrc.govt.nz
Before completing this form please read and agree to the conditions below:
- Jet skis are considered ‘power-driven vessels’ by law, so there are rules that apply when using both jet skis & power driven vessels on the water.
Make sure to familiarise yourself with the local rules (grab yourself a copy of the Navigation Safety Bylaw).
- You must be 15 years or older to operate a jet ski.
Anyone under the age of 15 operating a jet ski, must be under the direct supervision of a person 15 years or older, where that person is in immediate reach of the controls.
- It is an offence to use an unregistered jet ski in the Hawke's Bay region.
If an unregistered craft is being used in or upon the waters of the Hawke's Bay region then you may receive a $200 fine.
The information you have supplied is required by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to process your personal water craft application. Access to the information held by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council is administered in accordance with the Local Government Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the Privacy Act 1993. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have right of access to personal information held by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council and you are entitled to request information about you to be corrected. Information may be released to the Department of Internal Affairs or other councils which require personal watercraft registration in their regions.