Thread: NZ towing laws and practices are making my head hurt, help!!??

I’m looking to buy a boat someday, it’ll be heavy but not too heavy 5.5-6m Aluminium, hopefully a centre console, lighter.
I see a 1997 Honda Accord that’s constantly launching a 5m boat in and outta Nelson, good on em.
I have a 2.5 Subaru Forester and I want to use it to tow/launch a boat in Nelson or nearby.
The important bit:
I have been looking up the laws for towing and it appears that almost all unbraked trailers will more or less be limited to 750kg, throw in GCWR (gross combined weight rating)…and there ain’t one of those Hilux/Rangers that’s towing a 6.5-7.5m boat legally…no friggin way.
The only option I see as a workaround is this text that comes up “the law requires that every light vehicle and trailer combination must be capable of stopping within a distance of seven metres from a speed of 30km/h”

So this isn’t news to anyone but I’m a know nothing idiot so explain it to me like I’m 5 and maybe I can understand. Remember, no criticism is too harsh!!!