Pursuant to section 49(1)(a) of the Ngati Toa Rangatira 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 Nga Paihau by section 40 of the Act.
The provisions of the Act which relate to Nga Paihau are sections 40-58.
Pursuant to section 49(1)(b) of the Act, the Minister hereby notifies that the following protection principles are directed at the Minister of Conservation preventing harm to, or the diminishing of, the Ngati Toa Rangatira values related to Nga Whatu Kaiponu (The Brothers):
(a) Protection of wahi tapu, indigenous flora and fauna and the wider environment within Nga Whatu Kaiponu (The Brothers);
(b) recognition of the mana, kaitiakitanga and tikanga of Ngati Toa Rangatira over, and within, Nga Whatu Kaiponu (The Brothers);
(c) recognition of Ngati Toa Rangatira as kaitiaki over Nga Whatu Kaiponu (The Brothers) mahinga kai and other traditional resources;
(d) respect for Ngati Toa Rangatira tikanga/kawa in regard to Nga Whatu Kaiponu (The Brothers);
(e) respect for the association of Ngati Toa Rangatira with Nga Whatu Kaiponu (The Brothers);
(f) recognition of the relationship of Ngati Toa Rangatira with their wahi tapu, wahi taonga and sites of significance; and
(g) recognition of the traditional, historical, cultural, and spiritual significance of Nga Whatu Kaiponu
(The Brothers) to Ngati Toa Rangatira as navigational guides.
Marlborough Land District-Marlborough District
Schedule
Area
ha Description
12.0773 Nga Whatu Kaiponu (The Brothers) as shown on plan OTS-068-21, being Crown land Block XXII Gore Survey District SO 4903.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of August 2014.
HON DR NICK SMITH, Minister of Conservation.
(DOC CO TWS-04-22 NNHM-1)