Black Petrel Survives South American Capture Ordeal 8 April 2020 Media release from Southern Seabird Solutions Trust One of the Hauraki Gulf’s iconic black petrels caught by a boat in Ecuador in 2007, has been found alive with its partner at a breeding burrow on Great Barrier Island.  Seabird scientist Biz Bell was astonished to find the bird alive. “Despite the crew caring for the bird on their boat for four days we had [...]

Rāhui - Te Koau Ki Whangaokena 6 April 2020 East Cape hapū have placed a rāhui on fishing and diving. Campbell Dewes, Secretary Rohe 1 Takutai Moana Trust says the information coming through the road checks show that whānau are travelling unnecessarily. He says if you can walk to the moana kapata kai then you're in your bubble that's fine, but driving there isn't.

South Taranaki Iwi Celebrating Court Of Appeal Decision To Stop Seabed Mining 6 April 2020 Media release from Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui and Te Kaahui o Rauru Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui and Te Kaahui o Rauru are celebrating the decision of the Court of Appeal, announced today, to stop Trans-Tasman Resources plans for risky seabed mining off the South Taranaki Bight. The Court of Appeal found that there were multiple overlapping errors of [...]

Announcement of Tā Matiu Rei's retirement Release courtesy of Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira It is with a heavy heart and debt of gratitude that Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira announces the retirement of Tā Matiu Rei from his long-serving role as Executive Director. Tā Matiu has held this position for thirty years, since the initial establishment of the Rūnanga in 1989.  During this time he has been pivotal in building the capability of [...]

31 March 2020 Below you will find information that may be helpful to your organisation courtesy of Seafood New Zealand, including: Contacts for PPE supplies Checklist for processes and procedures to protect your staff Subsidy and support package information Information regarding staff support Seafood New Zealand is providing COVID-19 updates every day – to receive these pānui, please contact the team via email: info@seafood.org.nz Business continues as usual for Te Ohu Kaimoana, with our [...]

27 March 2020 Moana New Zealand and Sealord Group Limited have been advised by the New Zealand Government that as primary producers, both companies are deemed an ‘essential service’, and our land-based factories and vessel operations can continue to operate for the foreseeable future. To secure registration as essential businesses with the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), there are a number of strict safety, health and social distancing requirements that our people and the company [...]

Unlike many businesses in New Zealand at the moment, Sealord has a number of job opportunities available. As an essential food producer, Sealord will be continuing its operations for the foreseeable future. They are looking to fill roles ahead of the busiest time of year - the hoki season.   As stated in their news update, "Sealord catches 30 percent of the hoki quota and employs more than 300 seasonal workers to fill temporary [...]

Te Ohu Kaimoana office closure – staff working remotely 23 March 2020 The office of Te Ohu Kaimoana and Te Wai Māori is currently closed for the safety of our staff and visitors until further notice. All staff are working remotely and are available via email. If you have any questions at the moment, please don’t hesitate to contact our Kūrae Kōrero (Communications Manager), Bede Dwyer on 021-073-9684, 04-931-9508 or via email: bede.dwyer@teohu.maori.nz

16 March 2020 Due to announcements from the Government in the weekend regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus), Te Ohu Kaimoana wishes to advise of the cancellation this year’s Māori Fisheries Conference, scheduled for 25 March, the Māori Fisheries Wānanga scheduled for Tuesday 24 March and Te Ohu Kai Moana Group Hui-ā-Tau (Annual General Meeting), scheduled for Thursday 26 March 2020. “We are disappointed that these great kaupapa cannot take place this year, but the safety and [...]

Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19) for the Māori Fisheries Conference 2020 13 March 2020 Te Ohu Kaimoana continues to closely monitor the evolving coronavirus situation in Aotearoa in the lead-up to the Māori Fisheries Conference 2020. At this stage Te Ohu Kaimoana will continue to run this year’s Māori Fisheries Conference, fisheries wānanga and hui-ā-tau on 24th, 25th, and 26th March but will continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis.  We are also [...]