Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Fisheries (Notification of Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for Area/Rohe Moana of Ngāti Kuta/Patukeha – Te Kapotai Hapū) Notice 2020 (Notice No. MPI 1175)

Pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the Minister of Fisheries gives the following notice.

Notice

1 Title

This notice is the Fisheries (Notification of Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for Area/Rohe Moana of Ngāti Kuta/Patukeha – Te Kapotai Hapū) Notice 2020.

2 Commencement

This notice comes into force on 18 June 2020.

3 Customary Food Gathering Area/Rohe Moana

This notice applies to the customary food gathering area/rohe moana defined by clause 4 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 4) 2012 (Notice No. MPI 49), (New Zealand Gazette, 16 August 2012, No. 98, page 2737), which is an area around Cape Brett, being seaward from Taupiri Iti to the Haumi River.

4 Tangata Whenua

The tangata whenua of the area/rohe moana are Kororareka, Ngati Hine, Ngati Kaua, Ngati Kuta, Ngati Manu, Ngati Rahiri, Ngati Rehia, Ngati Torehina, Patukeha,
Te Kapotai and Te Uri Karaka.

5 New Appointments

(1) The Minister of Fisheries has appointed the following people as Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for the area/rohe moana:

  1. Frances Pulemoana:
  2. Graham (Kere) George

(2) The appointments took effect on 24 May 2020.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of June 2020.

EMMA TAYLOR, Director Fisheries Management on behalf of Minister of Fisheries.

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice is made under the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998 (“Regulations”). It comes into force on 18 June 2020.

The notice relates to a customary food gathering area/rohe moana of the tangata whenua represented by Ngāti Kuta/Patukeha. The area/rohe moana is an area around Cape Brett, being seaward from Taupiri Iti to the Haumi River.

Notice is given of the appointment of two new Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for the area/rohe moana. The Minister of Fisheries made the appointments at the request of Te Kapotai Hapū.

The powers of Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki are set out in the Regulations.