Pursuant to Regulation 10 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the Deputy Chief Executive Fisheries Management at the Ministry of Fisheries (acting pursuant to a delegated authority in accordance with section 41 of the State Sector Act 1998) gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 9) 2010.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 4 June 2010.
2. Interpretation-In this notice:
(a) "customary food-gathering" has the same meaning as defined in the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998.
(b) "Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki" means the person or persons appointed under Regulation 10 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998
for the management of customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
(c) "area/rohe moana" means an area beginning on
the coastline at Huarau (39°53.1'S and 176°58.1'E);
then proceeding generally south-west following
the coastline to the mouth of the Ouepoto
Stream (40°08.9'S and 176°50.7'E); then
proceeding generally south-east for 200 nautical miles to a point (41°25.0'S and 178°32.0'W);
then proceeding generally north-east to a point (41°09.0'S and 178°22.0'W); then proceeding generally north-west for 200 nautical miles to the point of commencement.
3. Nomination of Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki-The Kairakau Lands Trust has nominated Stella August as a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for managing customary food-gathering with the area/rohe moana.
4. Appointment of Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki-On 26 May 2010, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
appointed, under Regulation 10(2) of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, Stella August as a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
5. Confirmation of whenua-The Kairakau Lands Trust
is confirmed as the representative of tangata whenua of
the area/rohe moana to which the appointment of Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki relates.
6. Power to authorise the taking of fisheries resources for customary food-gathering-A Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki 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/Tiaki.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of June 2010.
GAVIN LOCKWOOD, Deputy Chief Executive Fisheries Management, Ministry of Fisheries.