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
the Wairau Lagoons:
(a) Protection of wahi tapu, indigenous flora and fauna and the wider environment within the Wairau Lagoons (part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Reserve);
(b) recognition of the mana, kaitiakitanga and tikanga of Ngati Toa Rangatira over, and within, the Wairau Lagoons (part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Reserve);
(c) recognition of Ngati Toa Rangatira as kaitiaki over the Wairau Lagoons (part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Reserve) mahinga kai and other traditional resources;
(d) acknowledgement of Ngati Toa Rangatira tikanga/kawa over the Wairau Lagoons (part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Reserve);
(e) respect for the association of Ngati Toa Rangatira with the Wairau Lagoons (part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Reserve);
(f) recognition of the historical, cultural and spiritual significance of the Wairau Lagoons (part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Reserve) to Ngati Toa Rangatira; and
(g) recognition of the relationship of Ngati Toa Rangatira with their wahi tapu, wahi taonga and sites of significance.
Marlborough Land District-Marlborough District
Schedule
Description
Wairau Lagoons (part of the Wairau Lagoons Wetland Management Reserve) as shown on plan OTS-068-22 being 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, and Lot 1 DP 6162.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of August 2014.
HON DR NICK SMITH, Minister of Conservation.
(DOC CO TWS-04-23 NNHM-1)