Pursuant to section 65(1)(a) of the Ngati Koata, Ngati Rarua, Ngati Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, and Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Maui Claims Settlement Act 2014 ("the Act"), the Minister of Conservation hereby notifies that the area described in the Schedule hereto has been declared to be subject to an overlay classification known as Parirau Whakaruru by section 56 of the Act.
The provisions of the Act which relate to Parirau Whakaruru are sections 56-74.
Pursuant to section 65(1)(b) of the Act, the Minister hereby notifies that the following protection principles are directed at the Minister of Conservation avoiding harm to, or the diminishing of, Ngati Rarua values related to the Wairau Bar and Wairau Lagoons (part of the Conservation Area - Wairau Diversion Mouth and part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Reserve):
(a) protection of wahi tapu, indigenous flora and fauna and the wider environment within the Wairau Bar and Wairau Lagoons (part of the Conservation Area - Wairau Diversion Mouth and part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Area Reserve);
(b) recognition of the mana, kaitiakitanga and tikanga of Ngati Rarua over, and within, the Wairau Bar and Wairau Lagoons (part of the Conservation Area -Wairau Diversion Mouth and part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Area Reserve);
(c) recognition of Ngati Rarua as kaitiaki over the Wairau Bar and Wairau Lagoons (part of
the Conservation Area - Wairau Diversion Mouth and part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Area Reserve) mahinga kai and other traditional resources;
(d) acknowledgement of Ngati Rarua tikanga / kawa over the Wairau Bar and Wairau Lagoons (part of the Conservation Area - Wairau Diversion Mouth and part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Area Reserve);
(e) respect for the association of Ngati Rarua with
the Wairau Bar and Wairau Lagoons (part of the Conservation Area - Wairau Diversion Mouth and part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Area Reserve);
(f) recognition of the historical, cultural and spiritual significance of the Wairau Bar and Wairau Lagoons (part of the Conservation Area - Wairau Diversion Mouth and part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Area Reserve); and
(g) recognition of the relationship of Ngati Rarua with their wahi tapu, wahi taonga and sites of significance.
Marlborough Land District-Marlborough District
Schedule
Description
Part Section 4 SO 437606, Section 3 Block I and Section
3 Block II Clifford Bay Survey District, Sections 3-6 Wairau District, Lot 1 DP 6087, Sections 9, 10 and 21 Opawa District, Part Sections 11 and 22 Opawa District, Lot 1 DP 6162, and Sections 1 and 30 Block XVII Cloudy Bay Survey District.
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of July 2014.
HON DR NICK SMITH, Minister of Conservation.
(DOC CO TWS-04-24 NNHM-1)