Pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, the Director Maori Partnership Implementation at the Ministry for Primary Industries (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. 11) 2013.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 22 August 2013.
2. Interpretation-(1) In this notice:
"area/rohe moana" means the area described in clause 4(1).
(2) Terms used in this notice have the same meaning as in the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999.
3. Nomination of Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki-Te Runanga
o Awarua, representing the whanau and hapu of Ngai
Tahu Whanui holding manawhenua manamoana over the area/rohe moana and in particular the Topi and Whaitiri Whanau (as represented by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu),
has nominated David Bragg and Peter Topi (Topi Whanau) and Elizabeth Wright (Whaitiri Whanau) as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering within the area/rohe moana for further five-year terms.
4. Appointment of Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki-(1) On
28 July 2013, the Minister for Primary Industries appointed, under Regulation 9(5) of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, David Bragg and Peter Topi (Topi Whanau) and Elizabeth Wright (Whaitiri Whanau) as Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for managing customary food-gathering in the area/rohe moana around Ruapuke Island bounded by a line starting at point (168ø40'E, 46ø42.4'S); then in a southerly direction to a point (168ø40'E, 46ø50'S); then in a westerly direction to
a point (168ø22.6'E, 46ø50'S); then in a northerly
direction to a point (168ø22.6'E, 46ø42.4'S); returning to
the first-mentioned point.
(2) The appointments described in clause 4(1) will expire
on 21 August 2018.
5. Power to authorise the taking of fisheries resources for customary food-gathering-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 area/rohe moana. No customary food-gathering of fisheries resources may take place in the area/rohe moana without an authorisation from a Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki.
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of August 2013.
KELLY DUNN, Director Maori Partnership Implementation, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).