Mataitai
and Taiapure
Established
as at 28 February 2003
(Interim
response)
The following mätaitai and taiapure have been established
Mataitai Established
RAPAKI (Banks Penninsula)
KOUKOURARATA (Banks Penninsula)
Taiapure Established
EAST OTAGO TAIAPURE
MAKETU TAIAPURE (Bay of Plenty)
KAWHIA AOTEA TAIAPURE (west coast north island)
WAIKARE INLET TAIAPURE (Bay of Islands)
PORANGAHAU (Sth Hawkes Bay)
PALLISER BAY (Sth Waiarapa)
DELAWARE BAY (Noth East Nelson)
The information obtained to date from the various regional offices
of the Ministry is in different formats and for this reason the
exact location and size of the taiapure and mätaitai reserves
are not presently available for some locations. The Ministry hopes
to be able to provide this very shortly.
The location of the reserves and the status of the committees is
set out below (where available).
PORANGAHAU (Sth Hawkes Bay)
Approved/gazetted in 1996, size about 42 km, committee appointed,
meets very regularly and carrying out a range of research on local
fisheries
PALLISER BAY (Sth Waiarapa)
Approved/gazetted in 1995, consists of two smaller areas, size about
6 km, committee appointed and meets regularly
DELAWARE BAY (Noth East Nelson)
Approved/gazetted in 2002, size about 11 km, committee appointed
early 2003
MAKETU TAIAPURE (Bay of Plenty)
All that area of New Zealand fisheries waters enclosed by a line
commencing at the original mouth of the Wairakei Stream at the northwestern
corner of Taylor Reserve, Papamoa (at 37º 42.65'S and 176º 20.02'E)
then running to a point (at 37º 42.15'S and 176º 20.42'E), then
running generally parallel to the mean high-water mark to a point
(at 37º 44.85'S and 176º 26.20'E), then running as part of the circumference
of a circle with its centre at Okurei Point (at 37º 44.67'S and
176º 28.27'E) with a radius of 3000 metres to a point (at 37º 45.62'S
and 176º 29.92'E), then running generally parallel to mean high-water
mark to a point (at 37º 49.46'S and 176º 35.91'E), then running
to a point (at 37º 50.20'S and 176º 36.05'E) at the mean high-water
mark, then running along the mean high-water mark including the
tidal waters of Waihi Estuary and Maketu Estuary to the point of
commencement.
KAWHIA
AOTEA TAIAPURE (west coast North Island)
All the waters in Area 1 plus all the waters in Area 2.
Area 1
All the marine and estuarine waters enclosed by a line-
Area 2
All the marine and estuarine waters within 1 nautical mile radius
centred on Gannet Island (at 37º58.3'S, 174º34.0'E).
WAIKARE INLET TAIAPURE (Bay of Islands)
All that area of New Zealand fisheries waters enclosed by a line
commencing at Tapu Point (at 35º 18.62' S, 174º 7.43' E), then proceeding
in a south-easterly direction along a line to Motutokape Island
(at 35º 18.97' S, 174º 7.95' E), then to a point on the mainland
(at 35º 19.0' S, 174º 07.7' E), then proceeding along the line of
the mean high water mark including Kaurinui and Waikino Creeks and
the Waikare Inlet back to the point of commencement.
In addition information as to the gazetted regulations for taiapures
was requested. As at 28 February no regulations had been gazetted.
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