Pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992, and pursuant to an Instrument of Delegation dated 13 November 2013 from the Director-General of Conservation, I, Michael Slater, Deputy Director-General, Operations, Department of Conservation, hereby amend the moratorium dated 29 June 2017 (published in the New Zealand Gazette, 13 July 2017, Issue No. 73, Notice No. 2018-go3475), by extending its term to 28 October 2018 inclusive.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of June 2018.

MICHAEL SLATER, Deputy Director-General, Operations, Department of Conservation (pursuant to an instrument of delegation dated 9 September 2015).