Term
Tangata Kaitiaki
Acronym
Also called
Kaitiaki; Tangata Tiaki
See also
Definition
Local guardian or trustee of a specific area. Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki means any person appointed as Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki under the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998 or the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, being a member of the Tangata Whenua or a tangata whenua organisation or their notified representative. A Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki appointed under the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998 or the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999 may authorise any individuals, in accordance with these regulations, to take any fish, aquatic life, or seaweed for customary food gathering purposes from within the whole or any part of the area/rohe moana, for which the Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki has been appointed. This term is defined in various Fisheries notices.
