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 Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki for Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Pukenga.

2. Commencement

This notice comes into force on 30 May 2025.

3. Customary food gathering area/rohe moana

This notice applies to a customary food gathering area/rohe moana in the New Zealand fisheries waters described as a line commencing at a point on the coastline at Wairakei (37′ 42.9′S 176′ 20.2′E), then generally north-westerly following the coastline and Tauranga Harbour to a point on the coastline at Uretara (37′ 29.8′S 175′57.6′E), then north-easterly by a line to a point on the coastline at Kura-a-Maia (37′ 27.9′S 175′ 59.2′E), then generally northeasterly for 24 nautical miles to a point (37′ 10.3′S 176′ 19.7′E) , then south-easterly to a point (37′ 25.3′S 176′ 40.7′E) then generally south-westerly for 24 nautical miles to the point of commencement.

4. Tāngata whenua

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

5. New appointment

1. The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has appointed Jane Pou as tangata kaitiaki/tiaki for the rohe moana.
2. The appointment took effect on 9 May 2025.

Dated at Blenheim this 23rd day of May 2025.

JUDITH MacDONALD, Director Fisheries and Aquaculture Treaty Partnerships, Fisheries New Zealand, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).