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 Ngā Tai e Rua Pā.

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 enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the mean high-water mark on the boundary of the Waikato River settlement boundary (at 37°22.45′S and 174°42.15′E); then proceeding along the Waikato River settlement boundary in a generally south-easterly direction to a point approximately 11.7km due east of Ngatutura Point (at 37°31.22′S and 174°52.61′E); then proceeding due west to Ngatutura Point (at 37°31.22′S and 174°44.66′E); then proceeding in a generally northerly direction along the mean high-water mark to the point of commencement.

4. Tāngata whenua

The tāngata whenua of the area/rohe moana are Ngā Tai e Rua Pā.

New Appointment

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

Dated at Blenheim this 27th day of May 2025.

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