Pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, the Deputy Chief Executive Fisheries Management at the Ministry of Fisheries (acting pursuant to a delegated authority in accordance with section 41 of the State Sector Act 1988) gives the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 4) 2010.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 28 May 2010.
2. Interpretation-In this notice:
(a) "customary food-gathering" has the same meaning as defined in the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999.
(b) "Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki" means the person or persons appointed under Regulation 9 of the Fisheries
(South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999 for the management of customary food-gathering within a freshwater area.
(c) "freshwater area" means an area centred on Wairewa and the catchment of Te Wairewa, and the hills and coast to the adjoining area/takiwa of Te Runanga
o Koukourarata, Onuku Runanga and the Taumutu Runanga.
3. Nomination of Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki-The Wairewa Runanga, representing the whanau and hapu of Ngai
Tahu Whanui holding manawhenua manamoana over the freshwater area (as represented by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu), has nominated John Boyles, Theo Bunker, Iaean Cranwell, Rei Simon, Robin Wybrow and Charlie Zimmerman for further terms as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the freshwater area.
4. Appointment of Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki-On 27 April 2010, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture appointed, under Regulation 9(5) of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, John Boyles, Theo Bunker, Iaean Cranwell, Rei Simon, Robin Wybrow and Charlie Zimmerman as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the freshwater area for further five-year terms. The appointments will expire on
27 May 2015.
5. Power to authorise taking of fisheries resources for customary food gathering-The Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki may authorise any individual to take fisheries resources managed under the Fisheries Act 1996 for customary
food-gathering purposes from within the whole or any part of the freshwater area for which they have been appointed
as a Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki. No customary food-gathering of fisheries resources may take place in the freshwater area without an authorisation from a Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki.
Dated at Wellington this 24th day of May 2010.
GAVIN LOCKWOOD, Deputy Chief Executive Fisheries Management, Ministry of Fisheries.