Te Manutukutuku Issue 17 [pdf, 2.6 MB]
...management system and the delivery mechanism should be the Maori Fisheries Act 1989. The Tribunal also recommended: .. the return to Ngai Tahu of exclusive eel fishing rights in Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) and cancellation of exist ing eel fishing licences with compensation payment to the existing licence holders .. a change to the Fisheries Act 1983 to provide for cer tain mahinga kai reserves for iwi or hapu as proposed in the Sustainable Fisheries Report of the Ministerial Task F...