Mahuru 2008
Issue 15

  1. Te Ohu Kaimoana supports changes to Fisheries Act
  2. New online fisheries information
  3. Touch of the wing tip
  4. Taranaki iwi receive remainder of settlement assets
  5. The future is in our hands
  6. Crown reviews delivery of aquaculture settlement to Maori
  7. AFL increases ownership in abalone
  8. China opportunities explored
  9. Kahawai catches to be reviewed next year
  10. AFL moves to Auckland
  11. AFL reports good half-year profit
  12. Sealord vessel forfeiture unnecessary
  13. Te Ohu hopeful of Bluenose reduction
  14. Seals eating fish species, study shows
  15. Rock lobster negotiations fail as recreational fishers leave the table
  16. Aust aquaculture meeting attended by Maori

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Taranaki iwi receive remainder of settlement assets

Four Taranaki iwi have now received their full entitlement under the Maori Commercial Fisheries Settlement after agreements on coastlines that allow for the remaining settlement quota to be transferred to them.

Ngati Ruanui, Ngaruahine, Te Atiawa and Taranaki have finalised coastline agreements with each other allowing a further $2.2 million of inshore and remaining deepwater fisheries quota to be transferred to them.

A further two iwi – Ngati Mutunga (Taranaki) and Nga Rauru – received part of their inshore entitlement in relation to agreements with Te Atiawa and Ngati Ruanui respectively, but will receive the remaining settlement once they reach coastline agreements with their other iwi neighbours.

The Chairman of Te Ohu Kaimoana, Archie Taiaroa, said the increasing number of coastline agreements to finalise allocations to iwi was significant. “The enthusiasm to complete coastline agreements shows that iwi are committed more than ever to put the chapter of fisheries allocation behind them and develop their iwi – culturally, economically and socially.”

Te Ohu Kaimoana Chief Executive Peter Douglas said the achievement of these iwi and Te Ohu Kaimoana has brought to nine (9) the iwi that have completed coastline agreements and received their full entitlements under the fisheries settlement. He said, however, that Te Ohu Kaimoana would continue to explore ways to bring the remaining iwi through the mandating process. “Those iwi that are not making progress on implementing management and constitutional structures are holding up allocation to their neighbours. We need to look at ways to encourage them to come through.”

The table below shows the value of the coastline and population assets. The figures are approximate only.

IWI APPROX
COASTLINE (NZ$)		 APPROX
POPULATION (NZ$)		 APPROX
TOTAL (NZ$)
Te Atiawa 439,600 8,237,000 (Sept 2006) 8,676,600
Taranaki 943,900 3, 495,000 (Sept 2006) 4,438,900
Ngaruahine 432,200 1,996,000 (April 2008) 2,428,200
Ngati Ruanui 449,100 3,205,000 (Mar 2006) 3,654,100

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