Recreational
Find Your Fishing Area
Central
Finfish
Shellfish
Pot Limits
Rock Lobster
Mātaitai Reserves
Closed Area
Play Your Part to Conserve the Resource
Skip Navigation LinksHome > Recreational > Find Your Fishing Area > Central > Mātaitai Reserves

Mātaitai Reserves

Mātaitai Reserves are areas where tangatawhenua manage non-commercial fishing through bylaws. Bylaws apply equally to all individuals. Reserves can only be applied for over traditional fishing grounds which are of special significance to tangatawhenua. Generally, there is no commercial fishing within these reserves.

There are a number of Mātaitai Reserves in the Central Area. For further, detailed information on the location of Mataitai Reserves and how they are administered, please contact your nearest Ministry for Primary Industries office.

Closed Area

Pauatahanui Inlet.

Closed Area - Nets

Wairoa Hard.

Closed Area - North Island West Coast - Nets

North Island West Coast.

Parininihi Marine Reserve

Parininihi Marine Reserve.

Tapuae Marine Reserve / Sugar Loaf Island Marine Protected Area

Tapuae Marine Reserve/Sugar Loaf Island Marine Protected Area.

Closed Area - Marine Reserve

Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve.

Kapiti Marine Reserve.

Taputeranga Marine Reserve.

Previous | Next
Updated : 18 December 2012