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Ngāti Pārau Hapū Trust has requested a temporary closure offshore of Napier Port, Hawke’s Bay, under section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996.
The requested closure would prohibit the take of all finfish, shellfish, and seaweed for 2 years. The closure is to be called Te Oho o Parapara rāhui.
This request follows a previous temporary closure known as Te Rāhui o Moremore. The new request is to provide additional time to support further species establishment in the area and to develop long-term protection strategies.
Fisheries New Zealand invites written submissions from anyone who has an interest in the species concerned, or in the effects of fishing in the area.
Document requesting the closure
Te Oho o Parapara rāhui Section 186A temporary closure application [PDF, 168 KB]
The proposed closure area
The proposed area is approximately 0.11 square kilometres, and encompasses the artificial reef located approximately 6 km northeast of Napier Port. The reef was created as a result of the development of the port’s new wharf, named Te Whiti.
Proposed Te Oho o Parapara Rāhui temporary closure map [PDF, 637 KB]
Making your submission
The closing date for submissions is 5pm on Wednesday 18 June 2025.
Email your submission to FMSubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
While we prefer email, you can post your submission to:
Spatial Allocations
Fisheries Management
Fisheries New Zealand
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140.
Public notice
A public notice about the call for submissions is scheduled to appear in the ‘Hawke’s Bay Today’ on Tuesday 20 May 2025.
Related information
Section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996 allows the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries to temporarily close an area, or temporarily restrict or prohibit the use of any fishing method in respect of an area, if satisfied that the closure, restriction, or prohibition will recognise and provide for the use and management practices of tangata whenua in the exercise of non-commercial fishing rights.
Submissions are public information
Note that all, part, or a summary of your submission may be published on this website. Most often this happens when we issue a document that reviews the submissions received.
People can also ask for copies of submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the content of submissions available unless we have good reason for withholding it. Those reasons are detailed in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA.
If you think there are grounds to withhold specific information from publication, make this clear in your submission or contact us. Reasons may include that it discloses commercially sensitive or personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold details can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may direct us to release it.
