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 Ngā Hapū o Taiamai ki te Marangai) Notice 2024.

2. Commencement

This notice comes into force on 6 June 2024.

3. Customary food gathering area/rohe moana

This notice applies to a customary food gathering area/rohe moana in the New Zealand fisheries waters described in clause 1(c) of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 10) 2002 (No. F237) (New Zealand Gazette, 18 December 2002, No. 180, page 4541) which is an area in the Bay of Islands extending from Takou Bay to the Haūmi River Mouth.

4. Tangata whenua

The tangata whenua of the area/rohe moana is Ngā Hapū o Taiamai ki te Marangai.

5. Appointment

1. The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has appointed Joanne Lee Civil as a tangata kaitiaki/tiaki for the area/rohe moana.
2. The appointment took effect on 30 April 2024.

Dated at Blenheim this 27th day of May 2024.

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