Pursuant to Regulation 9 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. 6) 2009.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 18 September 2009.
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 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 the area described by a line commencing at the mouth of the Kai Iwi Stream (39°52.90'S 174°53.00'E); then in a generally
south-westerly direction to a point on the boundary of the South Island Fisheries Waters (40°27.76'S 174°04.39'E); then in a generally south-easterly direction along the boundary of the South Island Fisheries Waters to a point on the boundary of
the South Island Fisheries Waters (40°30.14'S 174°10.35'E); then in a straight line in a generally north-easterly direction to a point on the northern bank of the Whanganui River (39°56.02'S 174°57.85'E); then along the mean high-water
mark in a generally north-westerly direction to
the point of commencement. The geographical coordinates named are in terms of the WGS84 datum.
3. Nomination of Tangata Kaitiaki—Te Kaahui o Rauru, acting for Nga Rauru, has nominated Abe Hepi and
Darryn Ratana as Tangata Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering in the area/rohe moana.
4. Appointment of Tangata Kaitiaki—On 7 September 2009, the Minister of Fisheries confirmed, under Regulation 9(1) of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the appointment of Abe Hepi and
Darryn Ratana as Tangata Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
5. Confirmation of tangata whenua—Nga Rauru and
Te Atihaunui a Paparangi are jointly confirmed as tangata whenua for the area/rohe moana.
6. Power to authorise the taking of fisheries resources for customary food-gathering—A Tangata Kaitiaki appointed for the area/rohe moana 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. 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 14th day of September 2009.
RAYMOND NECKLEN, Programme Manager (Deed
of Settlement Implementation Programme), Ministry of Fisheries.