Pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, 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.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 3) 2008.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 21 May 2008.
2. Interpretation—In this notice:
(a) “customary food-gathering” has the same meaning as defined in the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999.
(b) “Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki” means the person or persons appointed under Regulation 9 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999 for the management of customary food-gathering within an area/rohe moana.
(c) “area/rohe moana” means the area/rohe moana from Piopiotahi to Tokata as defined in the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 40) 2003 (No. F248). The area/rohe moana extends seaward to the limit of the South Island fisheries waters as defined in Regulation 2 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, being the exclusive economic zone. The area/rohe moana includes South Island waters about and within Rakiura (Stewart Island) and other offshore islands situated within the exclusive economic zone. The inland boundaries of the area/rohe moana are those defined for Te Runaka o Awarua, Te Runaka o Oraka Aparima, Hokonui Runaka and Waihopai Runaka under the First Schedule of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Act 1996.
3. Nomination of Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki—The Hokonui Runanga, being the tangata whenua holding manawhenua manamoana over the area/rohe moana (as represented by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu), has nominated Rewi Anglem, Taare Bradshaw and Kimiora Moananui as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for the area/rohe moana for further five-year terms.
4. Appointment of Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki—On 12 March 2008, the Associate Minister of Fisheries confirmed, under Regulation 9(5) of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, the reappointment of Rewi Anglem, Taare Bradshaw and Kimiora Moananui as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering in
the area/rohe moana. The appointments are for five years commencing on 21 May 2008.
5. Power to authorise the taking of fisheries resources for customary food-gathering—A Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki may authorise any individual to take fisheries resources managed under the Fisheries Act 1996 for customary
food-gathering purposes from within the whole or any part of the area/rohe moana for which they have been appointed as a Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki. No customary food-gathering of fisheries resources may take place in the area/rohe moana without an authorisation from a Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki.
Dated at Nelson this 1st day of May 2008.
RAYMOND NECKLEN, Programme Manager (Deed
of Settlement Implementation Programme), Ministry of Fisheries.