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 Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for Area/Rohe Moana of Ngāi Tūmapūhia A Rangi Hapū) Notice (No. 2) 2023.

2. Commencement

This notice comes into force on 18 August 2023.

3. Customary food gathering area/rohe moana

This notice applies to a 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 with respect to this appointment is Ngāi Tūmapūhia A Rangi Hapū with the support of Ngāti Hamua.

5. Appointment

(1) The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has appointed Terekino Peneha as a tangata kaitiaki/tiaki for the area/rohe moana.

(2) The appointment took effect on 29 July 2023.

Dated at Blenheim this 8th day of August 2023.

JUDITH MacDONALD, Director Fisheries and Aquaculture Treaty Partnerships, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).