Fisheries (Declaration of Tuhawaiki Mātaitai Reserve) Notice 2016. Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Miscellaneous Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Traditional rights/customary rights Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Protected fishing area Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This notice enters into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette. Abstract This notice is made under the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999. This notice declares the area described in clause 3 to be a mātaitai reserve (to be known as Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai Reserve). The reserve is located in South Island fisheries waters to the north of Timaru. The tangata whenua of the area that includes the reserve are represented by Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua. A mātaitai reserve is an identified traditional fishing ground managed by the tangata whenua through Tāngata Tiaki/Kaitiaki. Commercial fishing is generally prohibited in a mātaitai reserve (with exceptions specified in regulation 24 of the regulations). Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz References - Legislation Implements Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999. Legislation | New Zealand | 1999 (2019) Keyword: Non-commercial fishing, Traditional rights/customary rights, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing area, Fishing authorization, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Artisanal fishing, Marine fisheries, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX