Te Ohu

The appointed day

On the 29th November 2004, the former Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission was formally disestablished. Its assets were split between Te Ohu Kaimoana and a new fishing company called Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (AFL).

The day began with a small ceremony to bless the new office and to unveil Te Ohu Kaimoana's new logo.

There were tributes made to the architects of the Māori fisheries settlement, former Commissioners and staff who had worked hard to see this model come to fruition.

Shane Jones remarked during his mihi that; “There's a new pair of hands coming on the horizon and we'll have further needs but thank you all for coming to launch the new waka– although I tend to see it as a double-hulled waka with AFL and Te Ohu Kaimoana working closely together.”

The seven new directors of Te Ohu Kaimoana held their inaugural board meeting to transfer Commission assets to Te Ohu and AFL. The directors unanimously agreed to elect Shane Jones as the Chairperson and Wira Gardiner as his deputy. You can read more about the directors at http://teohu.maori.nz/te_ohu/directors.htm.

The day finished with tributes to the outgoing Commissioners who had not been re-appointed to the new Te Ohu Kaimoana. These Commissioners were Naida Glavish, Toro Waaka, Ken Mason, Maui Solomon, June Jackson and Craig Ellison.
(see He Tāngata section)
ere at the end where allocation actually happens to our people. But that will happen anyway so I guess, one door closes and another one opens.”

Naida Glavish
Former Fisheries Commissioner (1993-2004)
Performing the honours at the launch of Te Ohu Kaimoana's new logo.
29 September 2004

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