Waikato-Tainui Waikato River Fisheries Accord

On 20 October 2008 Waikato-Tainui, the Minister of Fisheries and the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Fisheries signed a Fisheries Accord in relation to the Waikato River. The Fisheries Accord reflects the commitment of Waikato-Tainui, the Minister of Fisheries and the Ministry to enter a new era of co-management over the Waikato River, as agreed in the Deed of Settlement signed between the Crown and Waikato-Tainui in August 2008. The overarching purpose of the settlement is to restore and protect the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River for future generations.

The Fisheries Accord sets out how Waikato-Tainui, the Minister of Fisheries and the Ministry will establish and maintain a positive, co-operative and enduring relationship regarding the management and regulation of fisheries resources of the Waikato River. The Fisheries Accord also provides a framework and mechanisms to achieve co-management in respect of the fisheries resources of the Waikato River.

For further details of the Fisheries Accord, please contact Sarah Omundsen, Inshore Fisheries Manager, Auckland West, at sarah.omundsen@fish.govt.nz at the Ministry of Fisheries, or the Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust.

A copy of the Waikato River Deed of Settlement signed between the Crown and Waikato-Tainui is on the website of the Office of Treaty Settlements http://www.ots.govt.nz/.

 Download Fisheries Accord (PDF 2.27MB)
Please note this is a large document and may take some time to download.

 Download booklet of Implementing the Accord (PDF 1.21MB)
Please note this is a large document and may take some time to download.