Pursuant to Regulation 10 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the Director Maori Partnership Implementation at the Ministry for Primary Industries (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. 2) 2012.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 4 May 2012.
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) "Kaitiaki" is a local dialect word that has the same meaning as "Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki", a term that is defined in Regulation 2 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998.
(c) "Kaitiaki" means the person or persons appointed under Regulation 9 or 10 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 on the coastline at Mataikona (40°47.0'S 176°16.0'E); then perpendicular to the coastline out to the 12 nautical mile limit (40°52.0'S 176°30.5'E); then south along the 12 nautical
mile limit to a point (41°01.0'S 176°22.3'E); then
west towards the Whareama River at (41°01.0'S 176°06.5'E); and then north-east following
the coastline to the point of commencement. The geographical coordinates named are in terms of
the WGS84 datum.
3. Request to cancel appointment-The Papauma Maori Committee, acting for Te Hika o Papauma, being the tangata whenua who nominated the late Pikihuia Monica Wilton as a Kaitiaki for the area/rohe moana, has requested in writing the cancellation of her appointment as a Kaitiaki.
4. Cancellation of appointments-On 16 April 2012,
the Minister for Primary Industries cancelled, under Regulation 10(1) of Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the appointment of the late Pikihuia Monica Wilton as a Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
5. Nomination of a Kaitiaki-The Papauma Maori Committee, acting for Te Hika o Papauma, has nominated Thomas Wilton as a replacement Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
6. Appointment of a Kaitiaki-On 16 April 2012,
the Minister for Primary Industries appointed, under Regulation 10(2) of Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, Thomas Wilton as a replacement Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
7. Power to authorise the taking of fisheries resources for customary food-gathering-A 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. No customary food-gathering of fisheries resources may take place in the area/rohe moana without an authorisation from a Kaitiaki.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of May 2012.
KELLY DUNN, Director Maori Partnership Implementation, Ministry for Primary Industries.