Pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, the Minister of Fisheries gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title

This notice is the Fisheries (Notification of Tāngata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for Area/Rohe Moana of Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga) Notice 2019.

2. Commencement

This notice comes into force on the 20 December 2019.

3. Revocation of this notice

This notice is revoked five years after its commencement.

4. Customary food gathering area/rohe moana

This notice applies to the customary food gathering area/rohe moana defined by clause 2(c) of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 16) 2009 (No. F508) (New Zealand Gazette, 19 November 2009, No. 167, page 4042), which is an area in Canterbury from South Shore Spit to the Hurinui River.

5. Reappointments

(1) The Minister of Fisheries has appointed the following people for a further term as Tāngata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for the area/rohe moana:

1. Tania Wati:
2. Te Marie Tau:
3. William Dawson:
4. Te Marino Lenihan:
5. Arapata Rupene:
6. Cherie Williams.

(2) The appointments—

1. took effect on 14 November 2019; and
2. expire on 13 November 2024.

6. Revocation

The Fisheries (Notification of Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki Notice 2014 (LI 2014/397) is revoked.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 2019.

STUART ANDERSON, Director Fisheries Management, on behalf of Minister of Fisheries.

Explanatory Note:

This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice is made under the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999 (“regulations”). It comes into force on 20 December 2019 and revokes itself on 19 December 2024.

The notice relates to a customary food gathering area/rohe moana of the tangata whenua represented by Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga. The area/rohe moana is an area in Canterbury from South Shore Spit to the Hurinui River.

Notice is given of the reappointment of six Tāngata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for the area/rohe moana. The Minister of Fisheries made the reappointments at the request of Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga.

The powers of Tāngata tiaki/Kaitiaki are set out in the regulations.