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accommodation with Akaroa Salmon and Sea-Right, another position has been made available on the committee for commercial interests. And then, presumably in order to main the balance with tangata whenua interests, another position has been provided for both the Ōnuku and Wairewa marae, taking their membership from one each to two each. This effectively diminishes the voice on the committee of the purely conservationist lobby, who have only one representative.
However, we think that the balance of representatives on the committee remains workable. This is because
(a) the recommendation for the establishment of the taiāpure that follows excludes the area comprised in the Dan Rogers marine reserve proposal. If the relevant ministers go along with our views in this regard, many of the concerns of the conservationist lobby will have been met; and
(b) although the rūnaka have an interest in re-establishing Akaroa Harbour as a functioning mahinga kai for Ngāi Tahu people and as a recreational fishing ground for others, they also indicated to us their strong interest in introducing Māori ecological practices to restore the health of the harbour. We think, therefore, that the marae representatives are likely to support the conservationist stance on many issues affecting the harbour.
Accordingly, we think that the balance of the committee membership properly represents the interests and opinions presented to us.
We note that the rūnaka clearly intends that the establishment of the taiāpure will be an opportunity for tikanga Māori to be applied to the use and management of the harbour. It was apparent that education about these concepts and their implementation in the management of the taiāpure may need to be drawn from outside the district, leading to upskilling not only of local non-Māori but also the rangatahi(^51) of the applicant hapū. The management committee, the rūnaka, and Ngāi Tahu whānui will need to work together to achieve these important outcomes.
RECOMMENDATION
For the reasons set out above, we recommend to the Minister that a taiāpure is gazetted in accordance with the rūnaka’s application except that the area comprised in the Dan Rogers marine reserve proposal should be excluded from the taiāpure.
We understand that, in effect, the relevant ministers will be considering and deciding upon the taiāpure proposal and the marine reserve proposal at the same time, although of course in accordance with the relevant governing Acts.
In the event that it is decided that no marine reserve should be created at Dan Rogers, then we recommend that the Dan Rogers area is included in the taiāpure.
Dated at Wellington this 1(^{st}) day of September 2005
C M Wainwright
JUDGE
(^51) "Rangatahi" are people of the younger generation.
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Fisheries, Tribunal, Akaroa Harbour, Taiāpure, Littoral waters, Estuarine waters, Māori interests, Treaty of Waitangi, Dan Rogers marine reserve, Management Committee, Community interests, Kaupapa Māori, Papatipu Rūnaka, Ōnuku marae, Koukourārata Marae, Wairewa marae, Recreational fishers, Commercial fishers, Marine farmer, Tourist operator, Environmental interests
- C M Wainwright, Judge