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Exclusive economic zone

New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres) beyond our offshore islands, giving the country a zone of 4 million square kilometres.

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NZ EEZ: NZ’s Exclusive Economic Zone
NZ OLECS: Outer Limits of the Extended Continental Shelf

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