Fisheries (Notification of Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for Area/Rohe Moana of Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, and Ngāti Pūkenga) Notice 2017

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Fisheries (Notification of Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for Area/Rohe Moana of Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, and Ngāti Pūkenga) 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 Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, and Ngāti Pūkenga) 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. 17) 2004 (Gazette 2004, p 3416), which is an area from Wairakei to Kura-a-Maia in the Bay of Plenty.

4 Tangata whenua

The tangata whenua of the area/rohe moana are Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, and Ngāti Pūkenga.

5 Appointment cancelled

(1)

The Minister for Primary Industries has cancelled the appointment of Dion Gear as a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for the area/rohe moana.

(2)

The cancellation took effect on 25 August 2017.

6 New appointment

(1)

The Minister for Primary Industries has appointed Kia Maia Ellis as a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for the area/rohe moana.

(2)

The appointment took effect on 26 August 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of September 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.

The notice relates to a customary food gathering area/rohe moana of the tangata whenua represented by Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, and Ngāti Pūkenga. The area/rohe moana is an area from Wairakei to Kura-a-Maia in the Bay of Plenty.

Notice is given of the cancellation of the appointment of a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for the area/rohe moana and the appointment of a replacement. The Minister for Primary Industries cancelled the appointment and made the replacement appointment at the request of the Tauranga Moana Iwi Customary Fisheries Trust.

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: 14 September 2017.

This notice is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.