Pursuant to Regulation 15(3) of the Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992, I, Carl McGuinness, Acting Deputy Director-General, Conservation Services, Department of Conservation, amend the Declaration Notice dated the 8th day of September 2003 (New Zealand Gazette, 25 September 2003, No. 136, page 3678) and the subsequent Amendment to Declaration Notice dated the 10th day of January 2005 (New Zealand Gazette, 20 January 2005, No. 22, page 509) as extended by the Amendment to Declaration Notice dated the 23rd day of August 2013 (New Zealand Gazette, 29 August 2013, No. 118, page 3150) by extending the term of the declaration so that it expires on 6 July 2015 inclusive.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of February 2015.

CARL McGUINNESS, Acting Deputy Director-General, Conservation Services, pursuant to Instruments of Delegation dated 2 September 2013 and 26 August 2014.