Pursuant to Regulations 9 and 10 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. 9) 2008.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 22 August 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 or 10 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 around Ruapuke Island bounded by a line starting at point (168°40'E, 46°42.4'S); then in a southerly direction to a point (168°40'E, 46°50'S); then in a westerly direction
to a point (168°22.6'E, 46°50'S); then in a northerly direction to a point (168°22.6'E, 46°42.4'S); returning to the first mentioned point.
3. Cancellation of appointment—On 5 August 2008, the Associate Minister of Fisheries, under Regulation 10(1) of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, cancelled the appointment of the late Leslie Christian Topi as a Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
4. Nomination of Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki—The Topi
and Whaitiri Whanau, being the tangata whenua holding manawhenua manamoana over the area/rohe moana
(as represented by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu through
Te Runanga o Awarua), has nominated David Bragg
and Peter Topi (Topi Whanau) and Mason Whaitiri and Elizabeth Wright (Whaitiri Whanau) as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana for further five-year terms.
5. Appointment of Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki—On 5 August 2008, the Associate Minister of Fisheries confirmed, under Regulation 9(5) of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, the reappointment of David Bragg, Peter Topi, Mason Whaitiri and Elizabeth
Wright as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana. The appointments are for five years commencing on 22 August 2008.
6. 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 11th day of August 2008.
RAYMOND NECKLEN, Programme Manager (Deed
of Settlement Implementation Programme), Ministry of Fisheries.