Pursuant to regulation 10 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the Director-General of the Ministry for Primary Industries gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title

This notice is the Fisheries Notification of Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki. The appointment of tāngata kaitiaki/tiaki for Mōkai Kāinga Marae.

2. Commencement

This notice comes into force on 16 July 2025.

3. Customary Food Gathering Area/rohe Moana

This notice applies to a customary food gathering area/rohe moana in the New Zealand fisheries waters including all those waters of the Aotea Harbour and adjacent coastline enclosed in an area bounded by a line commencing at the mean high water mark commencing at Matawha Point (at 37° 55.2′S and 174° 46.5′E) then proceeding by a straight line in a southerly direction to the mean high water mark at Kahua Point (at 38° 02.1′S and 174° 47′E) then following the line of the mean high water mark within the estuarine waters of Aotea Harbour to the northern harbour entrance at Potahi Point then in a Northerly direction along the mean high water mark to the point of commencement.

4. Tāngata Whenua

The tāngata whenua of the area/rohe moana are Mōkai Kāinga Marae.

New Appointment

(1) The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has appointed Iti Stafford and Kylie Cederman as tāngata kaitiaki/tiaki for the rohe moana.

(2) The appointment took effect on 16 June 2025.

Dated at Blenheim this 11th day of July 2025.

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