Pursuant to Regulation 9 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. 3) 2012.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 6 July 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 Poroporo (40?27.0?S 176?37.5?E) east to the 12 nautical mile limit to reference point (40?27.0?S 176?53.0?E);
then south-west along the 12 nautical mile limit
to reference point (40?47.5?S 176?24.5?E); then north-west to Owahanga (40?41.0?S 176?21.5?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. Nomination of Kaitiaki-The Papauma Maori Committee, acting for Te Hika o Papauma, has nominated Lewis Peeti as a Kaitiaki for managing customary
food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
4. Appointment of Kaitiaki-On 21 June 2012, the Minister for Primary Industries confirmed, under Regulation 9(1) of Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, Lewis Peeti as a Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana.
5. Confirmation of tangata whenua-Te Hika o Papauma is confirmed as the tangata whenua of the area/rohe moana to which the appointment of the Kaitiaki relates.
6. 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 29th day of June 2012.
KELLY DUNN, Director Maori Partnership Implementation, Ministry for Primary Industries.