Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998

Confirmation of Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for general customary food gathering

5 Notification

  • (1) Tangata whenua may, in accordance with these regulations, manage customary food gathering within the area/rohe moana for which they are tangata whenua.

    (2) Before tangata whenua begin the management of customary food gathering under these regulations, the tangata whenua must notify the Minister of the proposed Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for that area/rohe moana in form 1.

    (3) The tangata whenua may also notify the Minister in form 1 of any words in the local dialect with meanings equivalent to the terms “customary food gathering”, “Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki”, “fisheries resources”, or “mātaitai reserve”.

    (4) If the notification in subclause (2) relates to a body of persons, the notification must specify positions within that body and the holders of those positions may issue authorisations under these regulations.