Two Northland iwi receive fisheries assets

Te Aupouri in Northland and Nga Ruahine in Taranaki recently received their share of the Maori fisheries settlement assets worth millions of dollars. The recent approval of the two iwi reduced to nine the number around New Zealand remaining to be mandated by Te Ohu Kaimoana.

Te Aupouri received a total of $5,046,000 consisting of cash, quota and shares in Aotearoa Fisheries Limited. Nga Ruahine received assets in value worth a total of $2,010,000. The assets transferred to Te Aupouri and Nga Ruahine consisted of the “population” component of their share of the fisheries settlement able to be allocated on achieving Mandated Iwi Organisation (MIO) status.

The remaining “coastline” component made up of their share of the inshore, harbour, remaining deepwater and freshwater fishstocks will be allocated once coastline agreements have been reached with adjacent MIOs. Iwi that have not been mandated are preventing MIOs from receiving their full allocation.

Te Ohu Kaimoana chief executive Peter Douglas said that with only nine iwi left to mandate, work was progressing rapidly on allocating the coastline component to MIOs. “For some iwi, the coastline component makes up significant value of their share of the fisheries settlement and contains iconic species to Maori such as koura and paua.”

Nga Ruahine was mandated by Te Ohu Kaimoana in December 2007 and Te Aupouri mandated in March 2008.

Remaining iwi to be mandated

Ngati Kuri	Ngati Manawa
Ngati Whare	Te Whanau a Apanui
Ngati Tama	Ngati Maru
Raukawa ki te Tonga	Ngati Toa
Muaupoko

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