Pursuant to section 44(1)(a) of the Maraeroa A and B Blocks Claims Settlement Act 2012 ("the Act"), the Minister of Conservation hereby notifies that the area known as Pureora o Kahu described in the Schedule hereto has been declared to be subject to an overlay classification by section 38 of the Act.
The provisions of the Act which relate to the overlay classification are sections 37-51.
Pursuant to section 44(1)(b) of the Act, the Minister hereby notifies that the following protection principles are directed at the Minister avoiding harm to, or the diminishing of, the descendants of the original owners of the Maraeroa A and B Blocks' values related to Pureora o Kahu:
(a) Protection of wahi tapu, indigenous flora and fauna and the wider environment within Pureora o Kahu;
(b) recognition of the mana, kaitiakitanga and tikanga of the descendants of the original owners of the Maraeroa A and B Blocks with regard to Pureora
o Kahu;
(c) respect for the descendants of the original owners
of the Maraeroa A and B Blocks tikanga within Pureora o Kahu;
(d) encouragement of respect for the association of the descendants of the original owners of the Maraeroa A and B Blocks with Pureora o Kahu;
(e) accurate portrayal of the association of the descendants of the original owners of the Maraeroa A and B Blocks with Pureora o Kahu; and
(f) recognition of the relationship of the descendants of the original owners of the Maraeroa A and B Blocks with the wahi tapu and wahi whakahirahira.
South Auckland Land District-Waitomo, Taupo and Ruapehu Districts
Schedule
Overlay site Description
Pureora o Kahu Part Maraeroa A2, Part Pouakani B9A, Part Section 1 Block IV and Part Section 1 Block VIII Hurakia Survey District.
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of July 2014.
HON DR NICK SMITH, Minister of Conservation.
(DOC CO TWS-04-21 NNHM-1)