Iwi strongly reject Crown’s Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary proposal 13 June 2023 Iwi leaders today voted to reject the establishment of the Crown’s proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary at a Special General Meeting, hosted by Te Ohu Kaimoana in Wellington. Leaders present at the hui said that an indigenous led approach, designed by iwi for iwi is the only pathway forward and a first step toward any form of future marine management arrangements for that area. [...]

8 June 2023 We were privileged to attend Tuesday night’s Tangaroa-ki-tua Fisheries New Zealand Seafood Sustainability Awards for 2023 at Parliament House, as well as sponsor the inaugural Tangata Kaitiaki-Tiaki Award. Te Ohu Kaimoana Mātārae, Lisa te Heuheu presented the award to this year’s winners, Te Mai-Paritu-tae-atu-ki-Turakirae Fisheries Forum. The forum is a voluntary collective of Māori tāngata kaitiaki, mana whenua and mana moana geographically spread along the east coast of the North Island, [...]

E Tū Tā Herewini (Selwyn) Tanetoa Parata - he tangata kī tahi 7 June 2023 Ko Hikurangi te maunga Ko Waiapu te awa Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi We are proud of our Director, Chair of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou, and Chair of Te Matatini, Tā Herewini Parata (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu), who has been awarded a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year’s King’s Honours List for [...]