Application to extend the Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō Mātaitai Reserve, Canterbury

Consultation background

Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke (Rāpaki) Rūnanga applied to extend the Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō Mātaitai Reserve to include the outer harbour, adjoining the eastern boundary of the existing reserve. 

Fisheries New Zealand invited submissions on the proposal from the local community.

This was the first of 2 consultations that were held about the application.

Find out about the second consultation

What was proposed?

The proposed extension covered all that area of South Island fisheries waters enclosed by a line:

• starting at a point on the mean high-water mark near the eastern extremity of Ōtokitoki / Gollans Bay at 43°35.950’S and 172°45.450’E, then
• proceeding along the mean high-water mark in a generally north-easterly direction to a point at Awaroa / Godley Head at 43°35.234’S and 172°48.535’E, then
• proceeding in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on the mean high-water mark at Te Piaka / Adderley Head at 43°36.228’S and 172°49.566’E, then
• proceeding along the mean high-water mark in a generally south-westerly direction to a point near the eastern extremity of Deep Gully Bay at 43°37.092’S and 172°46.147’E, then
• proceeding in a straight line in a north-westerly direction to the starting point.

The approximate area of the proposed mātaitai extension was 11.08 square kilometres. 

Consultation documents

Map of the proposed extension to the Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō Mātaitai Reserve [PDF, 7.8 MB] 

Application from Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke (Rāpaki) Rūnanga to extend the Whakaraupo Mātaitai Reserve [PDF, 468 KB]

Public notices about this consultation

Public notices about the call for submissions were scheduled to appear in:

The Christchurch Press:

• 16 February 2022
• 24 February 2022

The Bay Harbour News:

• 23 February 2022
• 2 March 2022

About mātaitai reserves

A mātaitai reserve is an identified traditional fishing ground and is established for the purpose of customary food gathering. Mātaitai reserves are limited to fisheries waters and do not include any land area.

Find out more about mātaitai reserves

Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999 – NZ legislation

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