Whiringa-a-nuku 2007
Issue 12b

  1. Why AFL?
  2. The Gift of the Whale: Inupiat hunting
  3. Balance needed in sharing fishing interest
  4. Only 11 iwi organisations left to mandate
  5. Shane Jones hangs up fisheries boots
  6. New Chair for AFL, Sealord
  7. Directors chosen for Te Ohu board
  8. East Coast Iwi celebrates AFL deal
  9. AFL lobster facility opens in Napier
  10. New Sealord CEO demonstrates passion for fishing
  11. Maori fisheries helps build new crab fishery
  12. Scholars embark on Japanese study trip
  13. Aquaculture analyst heads to Japan
  14. Directors for Trusts appointed
  15. North Island eel fishery cut
  16. Maori TV to show fishing documentary
  17. Forestry man for Maori fishing company
  18. Recovery of government costs discussed
  19. Fisheries Amendment Bill delayed further
  20. New role for AFL accountant
  21. New receptionist for Te Ohu Kaimoana
  22. Financial manager moves to US firm

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New role for AFL accountant

Wellington-based Don Collier was recently appointed Aotearoa Fisheries Limited's general manager aquaculture.

Working as the company's group management accountant, Don has been with AFL since it was formed in 2004.

Originally from Hastings (Ngati Porou, Kahungunu and Rongomaiwahine), Don is a chartered accountant, having gained his BCA at Victoria University in 1982. He first joined the fishing industry in 2002 after a successful career in the private sector including three years with Shell Oil New Zealand, 11 years with Rothmans of Pall Mall (NZ), including time in the company's Asia-Pacific regional operations team.

Immediately prior to joining the Maori fishing sector, Don spent three years at the New Zealand Dairy Board (Wellington) as a Product Finance Manager, and two years at Te Mangai Paho as Finance and Administration Manager.

In June, he was involved in the acquisition of Kia Ora Seafoods and the recent investment in a Whangaroa oyster farm last month. Don will be based in Auckland, where he will deal with AFLowned aquaculture companies and will be accountable for the performance of the aquaculture division, providing leadership and management to maximise shareholder value.

Nearly half the fish consumed as food worldwide was from aquaculture rather than wild fisheries in the last year. A UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report shows developed nations imported 33 million tonnes of fish worth over $US61 billion in 2004.

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