Pursuant to section 5(5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, and to a delegation from the Minister of Conservation, the Operations Manager, Tauranga, notifies that he has received a permit application from

Nathan Pettigrew

to film marine mammals nationwide.

A copy of the application can be obtained from the Department of Conservation, Christchurch Shared Services, Private Bag 4715, Christchurch 8140, or online at

www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/have-your-say

Any person wishing to make a submission on this application can do so by writing to the Operations Manager, Tauranga, c/o Bethan Parry, Christchurch Shared Services, Private Bag 4715, 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 their consent to the release under the Official Information Act 1982 of all the information in the submission.

Dated at Tauranga this 26th day of February 2016.

JEFF MILHAM, Operations Manager, Tauranga.