Pursuant to section 51(1)(a) of the Ngāti Manuhiri Claims Settlement Act 2012, 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 whenua rāhui by section 43 of the Act.

The provisions of the Act which relate to whenua rāhui are sections 42–60.

Pursuant to section 51(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, Ngāti Manuhiri’s values in relation to Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve:

1. Recognition of Ngāti Manuhiri mana, tikanga and kaitiakitanga within Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve;
2. respect for and inclusion of Ngāti Manuhiri tikanga within Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Nature Reserve;
3. recognition of the relationship of Ngāti Manuhiri with the many wāhi tapu and wāhi whakahirahira on Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island and its immediate environs;
4. respect for the presence of Ngāti Manuhiri on Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island generally, and the occupation of the Te Waikōhare papakainga in particular;
5. encouragement of the respect for the association of Ngāti Manuhiri with Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve;
6. accurate portrayal of the association of Ngāti Manuhiri with Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve;
7. recognition of Ngāti Manuhiri kaitiakitanga in relation to the mauri and natural values of Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve; and
8. protection of wāhi tapu, wāhi whakahirahira, indigenous flora and fauna and the wider environment on Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Nature Reserve.

North Auckland Land District—Auckland

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Dated at Wellington this 19th day of October 2015.

Hon MAGGIE BARRY, onzm, Minister of Conservation.

(TWS 04 18 – AK 1)