Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to section 12 of the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries gives the following notice.
Notice
1. Title and Commencement
(1) This notice may be cited as “Notice Declaring Removal and Addition of Aquaculture Settlement Areas in the Eastern Bay of Plenty (Bay of Plenty Region) for the Purposes of the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004”.
(2) This notice comes into force on the day after it is gazetted.
2. Removal of Existing Areas Gazetted for Settlement Purposes
Under section 12(2)(a) of the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 (“Act”) the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries declares that the whole of the three existing Aquaculture Settlement Areas in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, created by the New Zealand Gazette notice set out below, are removed as Aquaculture Settlement Areas:
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Location |
ha |
New Zealand Gazette publication date |
Reference Number |
|
Aquaculture Settlement Area Notice – Eastern Bay of Plenty (Site 1) |
2,500 |
30 June 2022 |
MPI 1478 |
|
Aquaculture Settlement Area Notice – Eastern Bay of Plenty (Site 2) |
4,000 |
30 June 2022 |
MPI 1478 |
|
Aquaculture Settlement Area Notice – Eastern Bay of Plenty (Site 3) |
1,000 |
30 June 2022 |
MPI 1478 |
3. New Areas Declared for Settlement Purposes
Under section 12(1) of the Act the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries declares two new Aquaculture Settlement Areas in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The boundaries of the two new Aquaculture Settlement Areas are represented by the coordinates set out below:
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Location |
ha |
Coordinates |
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Aquaculture Settlement Area – Eastern Bay of Plenty (Site 1) |
5,229 |
The area enclosed by a line: a. Starting at point 177°22.580′E and 37°53.389′S; then b. Proceeding in a Northwest direction to point 177°20.173′E and 37°51.115′S; then c. Proceeding in an Easterly direction to point 177°25.067′E and 37°47.764′S; then d. Proceeding in a Southeast direction to point 177°27.482′E and 37°50.032′S; then e. Proceeding in a Southwest direction to the point of commencement |
|
Aquaculture Settlement Area – Eastern Bay of Plenty (Site 2) |
5,000 |
The area enclosed by a line: a. starting at point 177°29.634′E and 37°48.789′S; then b. Proceeding in a Northwest direction 177°26.956′E and 37°47.125′S; then c. Proceeding in an Easterly direction 177°31.147′E and 37°42.875′S; then d. Proceeding in a Southeast direction to point 177°33.824′E and 37°44.537′S e. Proceeding in a Southwest direction to the point of commencement |
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of March 2024.
Hon SHANE JONES, Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.