Pursuant to Regulations 9 and 10 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the Programme Manager (Deed of Settlement Implementation Programme) at the Ministry of Fisheries (acting pursuant to a delegated authority in accordance with section 41 of the State Sector Act 1988) gives the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 3) 2008.
(2) This notice shall come into effect the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Interpretation—In this notice:
(a) “customary food-gathering” has the same meaning as defined in Regulation 2 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998.
(b) “Tangata Kaitiaki” are local dialect words that have the same meaning as “Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki”, a term that is defined in Regulation 2 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998.
(c) “Tangata Kaitiaki” means the person or persons appointed under Regulation 9 or 10 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998 for the management of customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
(d) “area/rohe moana” means all that area of water enclosed by a line commencing at the mean
high-water mark on the northern shore of Takou Bay (35°03.80'S 173°55.70'E); then proceeding along a straight line in a north-easterly direction to reference point (32°36.00'S 176°54.00'E) on the outer limit
of the exclusive economic zone; then proceeding generally in a south-easterly direction along the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone to reference point (33°09.00'S 177°39.00'E); then proceeding in a straight line in a south-westerly direction to reference point (35°13.34'S 174°05.73'E); then proceeding in a southerly direction to reference point (35°16.88'S 174°06.31'E); then proceeding in a southerly direction to the southern headland of the entrance to the Haumi River (35°17.86'S 174°06.19'E); then
along the mean high-water mark to the point of commencement. The geographical coordinates named are in terms of the WGS84 datum.
3. Cancellation of appointments—On 14 February 2008, the Associate Minister of Fisheries, under Regulation 10(1) of Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, cancelled the appointment of the late Keith Ashby and Remarie Kapa as Tangata Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
4. Nomination of Tangata Kaitiaki—Te Komiti Kaitiaki Whakature i nga Taonga o Tangaroa, on behalf of Nga Hapu o Taiamai ki Te Marangi, has nominated Monica Ashby (Ngati Rangi), Arena Munro (Whitiora Marae), Maureen Napia (Tauwhara Marae), Mana Paul (Te Whetu Marama Marae), Hugh Rihari (Ngati Torehina) and Puke Taituha (Oromahoe Marae) as additional Tangata Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
5. Appointment of Tangata Kaitiaki—On 14 February 2008, the Associate Minister of Fisheries, under Regulation 9(1) of Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, confirmed the appointment of Monica Ashby (Ngati Rangi), Arena Munro (Whitiora Marae), Maureen Napia (Tauwhara Marae), Mana Paul (Te Whetu Marama Marae), Hugh Rihari (Ngati Torehina) and Puke Taituha (Oromahoe Marae) as additional Tangata Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
6. Confirmation of tangata whenua—Nga Hapu o Taiamai ki Te Marangi is confirmed as the tangata whenua of the area/rohe moana to which the appointment of Tangata Kaitiaki relates.
7. Power to authorise the taking of fisheries resources for customary food-gathering—A Tangata Kaitiaki may authorise any individual to take fisheries resources managed under the Fisheries Act 1996, other than those resources that are taken in fresh water, for customary food-gathering purposes from within the whole or any part of the area/rohe moana. No customary food-gathering of fisheries resources may take place in the area/rohe moana without an authorisation from a Tangata Kaitiaki.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 2008.
RAYMOND NECKLEN, Programme Manager (Deed
of Settlement Implementation Programme), Ministry of Fisheries.