Pursuant to regulation 9 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries gives the following notice.
Notice
1. Title
This notice is the Fisheries (Notification of Notifying Authority for Area/Rohe Moana of Ngāi Tūmapūhia A Rangi) Notice 2023.
2. Commencement
This notice comes into force on 7 April 2023.
3. Customary Food Gathering Area/rohe Moana
This notice applies to the customary food gathering area/rohe moana defined by clause 2(d) of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 5) 2008 (No. F446), which is an area between the Whareama River and the Pahaoa River in the Wairarapa.
4. Tangata Whenua
The tangata whenua of the area/rohe moana is Ngāi Tumapuhia A Rangi, with the support of Ngāti Hamua.
5. Notifying Authority
The notifying authority previously known as Ngāi Tūmapūhia A Rangi Māori Marae Committee is now Ngāi Tūmapūhia A Rangi Hapū.
Dated at Blenheim this 28th of March 2023.
JUDITH MacDONALD, Director Fisheries and Aquaculture Treaty Partnerships, Ministry for Primary Industries, (acting under delegated authority).