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 Te Ruawhango o Kawhia Moana – Maketū Marae, Ngāti Mahuta) Notice 2024.

2. Commencement

This notice comes into force on 26 February 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 2(c) of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 12) 2010 (No. F542), (New Zealand Gazette, 1 July 2010, No. 76, page 2122), which is an area from Albatross Point to Raukumara Beach, taking in Kawhia Harbour, and extending seaward to the boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

4. Tangata whenua

The tangata whenua of the area/rohe moana are Ngati Hikairo, Ngati Mahuta and Ngati Maniapoto.

5. New Appointment

(1) The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has appointed William Bert Kerr as a tangata kaitiaki/tiaki for the rohe moana.

(2) The appointment took effect on 30 January 2024.

Dated at Blenheim this 12th day of February 2024.

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