Pursuant to section 5(5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, and to a delegation from the Minister of Conservation, the Conservation Partnerships Manager, North Canterbury District, notifies that she has received a permit application from

Chiyoda Raft Productions

to film orca from north of Tauranga and Raglan to Three Kings Islands.

A copy of the application can be obtained from the Department of Conservation, Christchurch Shared Services Unit, Private Bag 4715, Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8140.

Any person wishing to make a submission on this application can do so by writing to the Conservation Partnerships Manager, North Canterbury District, c/o Bethan Parry, Christchurch Shared Services Unit, Private Bag 4715, Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8140, within 28 days after publication of this notice.

Unless a person making a submission states to the contrary in the submission, that person will be deemed to give his/her consent to the release under the Official Information Act 1982 of all the information in the submission.

Dated at Christchurch this 7th day of July 2015.

L. FECHNEY, Conservation Partnerships Manager.