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Our Copyright Policy

Material protected by Crown copyright

Material on this website is protected by Crown copyright unless otherwise indicated. Some of it can be reused without permission, but in some cases, you must contact the copyright holder directly for permission.

Reuse terms

Unless identified as having third party copyright or other licences, the material on this website is Crown Copyright and can be reused under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

This means you can copy, distribute and adapt the material as long as you credit Our Lakes, Our Future and abide by the CC BY 4.0 licence terms.

In all cases, the material must be reproduced accurately and not be used in a misleading context.

What you can't reuse

Our reuse terms do not apply to the following:

  • Material with third party copyright or other licences – you must get permission from the owner if necessary, and follow the specific licence terms.
  • Logos and  trademarks
  • Design elements.

How to credit Our Lakes, Our Future

Use text (not logos), e.g. “Our Lakes, Our Future”.

Where relevant, link to our website (ourlakesourfuture.co.nz) or the specific source page.

What images can I reuse?

If the image doesn’t have a caption, it will be a Our Lakes, Our Future image and you’ll need to use the Creative Commons licence in the terms listed above. If there is a caption that appears with the image, it will let you the copyright status.

Images labelled with "Creative Commons" may be reused

Check the terms set by the Creative Commons licence that appears with the image. You must follow these terms.

Images labelled with © can't be reused without permission

You must contact the copyright holder directly for permission to use their images.

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