Fisheries (Notification of Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for Area/Rohe Moana of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puaha—Oraeroa Marae) Notice 2017

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Fisheries (Notification of Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for Area/Rohe Moana of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puaha—Oraeroa Marae) Notice 2017

Pursuant to regulation 10 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, the Director-General of the Ministry for Primary Industries gives the following notice.

Notice

1 Title

This notice is the Fisheries (Notification of Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for Area/Rohe Moana of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puaha—Oraeroa Marae) Notice 2017.

2 Commencement

This notice comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

3 Customary food gathering area/rohe moana

This notice applies to the customary food gathering area/rohe moana defined by clause 2(d) of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Notice (No. 10) 2007 (Gazette 2007, p 3373), which is an area from Okarahia, at the mouth of the Waikato River, to Ngatutura Point.

4 Tangata whenua

The tangata whenua of the area/rohe moana are Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puaha.

5 Appointments cancelled

(1)

The Minister for Primary Industries has cancelled the appointment of the following people as Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for the area/rohe moana:

(a)

Kenneth Kiripaura Clark:

(b)

Jack Rangi.

(2)

The cancellations took effect at the end of 7 November 2016.

6 New appointment

(1)

The Minister for Primary Industries has appointed Jeremy Thompson as a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for the area/rohe moana.

(2)

The appointment took effect on 8 November 2016.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of March 2017.

Dave Turner,
Director Fisheries Management,
on behalf of Director-General, Ministry for Primary Industries.

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 (the regulations). It comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

This notice relates to a customary food gathering area/rohe moana of the tangata whenua represented by Oraeroa Marae. The area/rohe moana is an area from Okarahia, at the mouth of the Waikato River, to Ngatutura Point.

Notice is given of the cancellation of the appointment of 2 Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for the area/rohe moana and the appointment of 1 replacement. The Minister for Primary Industries cancelled the appointments and made the replacement appointment at the request of Oraeroa Marae.

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

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 30 March 2017.

This notice is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.