Nga mihi o te tau hou kia koutou, ara, kia tatou katoa. Attached is a letter from the Hon Stuart Nash, Minister of Fisheries. To all Kaimoana Regulation customary permit issuers, as from the date yet to be specified in New Zealand Gazette, we will no longer issue customary permits for the harvesting of Kutai within the Te Puna Mataitai area for the period specified in the Gazette Notice.

Nga mihi,

Hugh Rihari

Chairman, Te Komiti Kaitiaki Whakature I nga Taonga o Tangaroa