Dated at Wellington this 15th day of December 2017.
Stuart Anderson,
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 regulation 23 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999 (the regulations). The notice comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette and revokes itself at the end of 5 April 2019.
This notice relates to the mātaitai reserves at Kaihoka Point and Anatori, which are on the upper West Coast of the South Island. The tangata whenua of the area that includes the mātaitai reserves are represented by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua.
Notice is given of—
the cancellation of the appointment of a Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for the mātaitai reserves; and
the replacement appointment of a Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for the mātaitai reserves.
The Minister of Fisheries cancelled the appointment and made the replacement appointment at the request of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua.
The powers of Tāngata Tiaki/Kaitiaki are set out in the regulations.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 11 January 2018.
This notice is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.