Dated at Wellington this 26th day of July 2019.
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.
The notice relates to a customary food gathering area/rohe moana of the tangata whenua represented by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Fisheries Trust, Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Hapū o Ngāruahine Trust, Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust, Te Kaahui o Rauru, Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui, Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki, Te Patiki Holdings Ltd representing Ngāti Hauiti, Te Ohu Tiaki o Rangitāne te Ika a Māui, Muaūpoko Tribal Authority, Atiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust, Raukawa ki te Tonga Trust, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc, and Te Atiawa Poneke. The area/rohe moana is an area of the Taranaki Bight beginning approximately 20 nautical miles offshore and extending south to the boundary with the South Island fisheries waters.
Notice is given of the appointment of 29 Tāngata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for the area/rohe moana. The Minister of Fisheries made the appointments at the request of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Fisheries Trust, Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Hapū o Ngāruahine Trust, Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust, Te Kaahui o Rauru, Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui, Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki, Te Patiki Holdings Ltd representing Ngāti Hauiti, Te Ohu Tiaki o Rangitāne te Ika a Māui, Muaūpoko Tribal Authority, Atiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust, Raukawa ki te Tonga Trust, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc, and Te Atiawa Poneke.
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: 1 August 2019.
This notice is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.