Pursuant to Regulation 9 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.
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1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 12) 2010.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 2 July 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 9 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 of New Zealand fisheries waters enclosed by a line commencing at Albatross Point (at 38°06.57'S and 174°41.15'E); then proceeding due west to a point on the Exclusive Economic Zone; then proceeding north following the outer limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone to a point on the Exclusive Economic Zone due west
of Gannet Island; then proceeding due east to Gannet Island (at 37°58.32'S and 174°33.91'E);
then proceeding south-easterly to Kahua Point
(at 38°01.85'S and 174°47.66'E); then proceeding generally south-westerly following the mean
high-water mark around Kawhia Harbour to
the point of commencement. The geographical coordinates named are in terms of the WGS84 datum.
3. Nomination of Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki-Te Ruawhango o Kawhia Moana has nominated Digger Hopa, John Kaati, John Puke, Evelyn Rayner, Allan Rubay, Arthur Thom and Gerrit van Tol as Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for managing customary food-gathering with the area/rohe moana.
4. Appointment of Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki-On 16 June 2010, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture confirmed, under Regulation 9(1) of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the appointment of Digger Hopa, John Kaati, John Puke, Evelyn Rayner, Allan Rubay, Arthur Thom and Gerrit van Tol as Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana. Together they will be known as Nga Kaitiaki o Ruawhango.
5. Confirmation of whenua-Ngati Hikairo, Ngati Mahuta and Ngati Maniapoto are confirmed as the representatives
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 24th day of June 2010.
GAVIN LOCKWOOD, Deputy Chief Executive Fisheries Management, Ministry of Fisheries.