Notice Title

Notice Declaring Aquaculture Settlement Areas in the Southland Region for the Purposes of the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 (Notice No. MPI 1881)

This notice is made under section 12 of the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004

Notice

1. Title and Commencement

(1) This notice is the Notice Declaring Aquaculture Settlement Areas in the Southland region.

(2) This notice comes into force on the day it is gazetted.

2. New Areas Declared for Settlement Purposes

Under section 12(1) of the Act the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries declares five new Aquaculture Settlement Areas in the Southland region. The boundaries of the new Aquaculture Settlement Areas are represented by the coordinates set out below:

Location

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Coordinates

Aquaculture Settlement Area – Southland (Rarotoka North)

1398

The area enclosed by a line:

  1. starting at point 167°49.796′E and 46°26.326′S; then
  2. Proceeding in an Eastern direction to point 167°53.352′E and 46°26.321′S; then
  3. Proceeding in a Southern direction to point 167°53.352′E and 46°27.979′S; then
  4. Proceeding in a Western direction to point 167°49.786′ E and 46°27.979′S; then
  5. Proceeding in a Northern direction to the point of commencement.

For the purposes of the above, the area within the enclosed line that is landward of the mean high-water springs of Rarotoka Island is excluded from the definition of this Aquaculture Settlement Area.

Aquaculture Settlement Area – Southland (Rarotoka South)

1561

The area enclosed by a line:

  1. starting at point 167°47.641′E and 46°28.557′S; then
  2. Proceeding in a Southeastern direction to point 167°52.371′E and 46°29.494′S; then
  3. Proceeding in a Southwestern direction to point 167°51.373′E and 46°30.688′S; then
  4. Proceeding in a Northwestern direction to point 167°46.643′ E and 46°29.751′S; then
  5. Proceeding in a Northeastern direction to the point of commencement.

Aquaculture Settlement Area – Southland (Ruapuke)

3057

The area enclosed by a line:

  1. starting at point 168°24.626′E and 46°43.422′S; then
  2. Proceeding in a Northeastern direction to point 168°30.684′E and 46°42.659′S; then
  3. Proceeding in a Southeastern direction to point 168°31.425′E and 46°44.260′S; then
  4. Proceeding in a Southwestern direction to point 168°25.607′ E and 46°45.844′S; then
  5. Proceeding in a Northwestern direction to the point of commencement.

For the purposes of the above, the area within the enclosed line that is landward of the mean high-water springs of White Island is excluded from the definition of this Aquaculture Settlement Area.

Aquaculture Settlement Area – Southland (Port Pegasus)

2359

The area enclosed by a line:

  1. starting at point 167°42.718′E and 47°12.466′S; then
  2. Proceeding in a Southeastern direction to point 167°44.573′E and 47°13.371′S; then
  3. Proceeding in a Southwestern direction to point 167°40.557′E and 47°16.873′S; then
  4. Proceeding in a Northwestern direction to point 167°38.716′ E and 47°15.975′S; then
  5. Proceeding in a Northwestern direction to the point of commencement.

Aquaculture Settlement Area – Southland (Port Adventure)

412

The area enclosed by a line:

  1. starting at point 168°10.615′E and 47°03.531′S; then
  2. Proceeding in a Southeastern direction to point 168°11.599′E and 47°04.062′S; then
  3. Proceeding in a Northeastern direction to point 168°13.061′E and 47°04.159′S; then
  4. Proceeding in a Southwestern direction to point 168°11.998′ E and 47°04.862′S; then
  5. Proceeding in a Northwestern direction to point 168°10.661′E and 47°04.551′S; then
  6. Proceeding in a Northwestern direction to point 168°10.180′E and 47°03.867′S; then
  7. Proceeding in a Northwestern direction to the point of commencement.


Dated at Wellington this 15th day of November 2024.

Hon SHANE JONES, Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.