Rā: 8 o Hakihea | 8 December 2022 Tēnā koe, As requested by the Court on 5 December, please find attached the Statement of Defence for Te Ohu Kaimoana and the Statement of Defence Crown, as well as an accompanying Memorandum of Counsel from Te Ohu Kaimoana. The accompanying Memorandum of Counsel from Te Ohu Kaimoana proposes to appoint Counsel assisting, and seeks permission to publish pleadings on the Te Ohu Kaimoana website. [...]
Rā: 2 o Hakihea | 2 December 2022 Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (Ngāi Tahu) has filed an application for judicial review with the High Court, arguing that the resolution of iwi at the 2016 SGM in favour of equal sharing of surplus funds is unlawful and that Te Ohu Kaimoana should not have included in its report to the Minister in response to the statutory review. The Minister is currently advancing amendments [...]
Ka rere ngā mihi ki a koutou ngā iwi o te motu, tēnā koutou katoa. E noho whakahīhī ana ahau mō ngā mahi kua oti i a tātou o Te Ohu Kaimoana mō te tau 2018. Tēnei te tuku mihi atu ki te hunga i ngākau nui mai, i whakauru mai ki roto i ō tātou mahi moana. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Iwi for their valuable contribution throughout what [...]
Report for Third Quarter 2018 released Te Ohu Kaimoana has released its third quarter report for Iwi against the 2017/18 Annual Plan, covering from 1 April 2018 through to 30 June 2018. The report has been developed to give more regular insight into the work that the organisation undertakes on behalf of Mandated Iwi Organisations. Of particular note for the third quarter report: We’ve made some great steps forward to strengthen our relationships and develop [...]
Tēnā koutou katoa, As you may be aware, the Department of Conservation is progressing a bill to amend the Conservation Act 1987. This amendment bill, titled the Conservation (Indigenous Freshwater Fish) Amendment Bill, is said to be aimed at “cleaning up” the provisions to the act pertaining to indigenous freshwater fish. It also revokes some provisions in the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983. The bill has been introduced to Parliament and is currently in its [...]
Kia ora e te iwi - the entire Bay of Islands is off limits again for collecting shellfish because high of toxin levels. The health warning extends to the outer heads between Cape Wiwiki to Cape Brett and all tidal areas within the bay. Mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi, toheroa, cockles, scallops, catseyes, kina and other bivalve shellfish should not be eaten. Pāua, crab and crayfish can be eaten if the gut has been [...]
National Portrait – Jamie Tuuta, a young kaumatua – stuff.co.nz 28 July 2018 Jamie Tuuta is a man of many worlds. He steps from one to another, his lexicon illuminating an easy comfort in the pub at Waitara, his marae in Urenui, the boardrooms of corporate New Zealand and the committee rooms of national governance. His journey has been extraordinary, even if the man insists he is not. It’s a journey that has [...]
