Conservation Act 1987

Freshwater fisheries - Maori fishing rights

26ZH: Maori fishing rights unaffected by this Part

You could also call this:

"Māori fishing rights stay the same, even with new laws"

This Part of the law does not change any Maori fishing rights you have. You still have the same rights to fish as you did before. Nothing in this Part affects those rights.

If there are regulations about customary Māori fishing rights in South Island freshwater fisheries, made under section 48B, then this rule does not apply to you while those regulations are in place. These regulations are special rules that have been created. They only apply to certain areas and types of fishing.

You should be aware that there are some exceptions to this rule. These exceptions are related to regulations made under section 48B. They affect customary Māori fishing rights in certain areas.

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Part 5BFreshwater fisheries
Maori fishing rights

26ZHMaori fishing rights unaffected by this Part

  1. Nothing in this Part shall affect any Maori fishing rights.

  2. Subsection (1) does not apply to customary Māori fishing rights with respect to freshwater fisheries within South Island fisheries waters, in respect of which regulations have been made under section 48B, for so long as such regulations remain in force.

Notes
  • Section 26ZH: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
  • Section 26ZH(2): added, on , by section 305(1) of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 (1998 No 97).