taiapure
/tʌɪˈɑːpʊreɪ/noun (plural same) NZ
1A coastal fishing area of special significance to Maori people: twenty-two kilometres of coastline in East Otago has been designated a taiapure since 2001...
- If we can have a foreshore and seabed reserve, and a marine reserve, and an aquamarine management area, and a taiapure, how do they all fit with each other?
- All fishing (including commercial fishing) can continue in a taiapure.
- The application must clearly state the geographic location and boundaries of the proposed taiapure so that the public can easily identify the site.
1.1 [mass noun] Guardianship over a coastal fishing area: the Fisheries Act establishes taiapure and gives customary rights to Maori...
- I think there is enormous opportunity to develop management around our coastlines along the lines of taiapure.
- It is referred to in the existing legislation as taiapure under the Fisheries Act 1996.
- How will the government's new proposals incorporate customary rights, and in what way will they differ from existing customary usage of taiapure?
Origin
Maori.