Te Ohu Kaimoana wishes to thank and acknowledge those who were able to attend our national hybrid wānanga on the Māori Fisheries Act Amendments on Monday 9 September. Particularly given recent events and the many commitments within Māoridom our iwi leaders are involved in. Key take outs from the day We thoroughly appreciated the kōrero brought to the table from our iwi representatives at the wānanga. It  highlighted that while this an exciting time [...]

In light of and out of respect of the passing of Kiingi Tūheitia, the Board of Te Ohu Kaimoana wish to advise that the National Wānanga on the Māori Fisheries Amendment Act will now take place on Monday 9 September 2024. The wānanga will still be held at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke, Te Whanganui-a-Tara from 10:00am until 3:00pm. If you have already registered to attend in-person or online – we will simply move your [...]

As you will be aware, Te Ohu Kaimoana has called a wānanga of Mandated and Recognised Iwi Organisations, Recognised Māori Organisations, Iwi Asset Holding Companies, and the fisheries settlement entities to discuss the Māori Fisheries Amendment Act 2024. The amendments represent the most significant changes to the Māori fisheries settlement infrastructure in 20 years. Now that changes to the Māori Fisheries Act are confirmed, the purpose of the wānanga on 9 September is to [...]

Te Ohu Kaimoana wishes to advise that attendance at the National Wānanga on the Māori Fisheries Act Amendments will now be available both online and in-person. The wānanga is open to representatives from Mandated Iwi Organisations, Recognised Iwi Organisations, Representative Māori Organisations and Asset Holding Companies and will be held at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke in Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington from10:00am until 3:00pm on Thursday 5 September 2024. Please register below so we can [...]

Yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 24 July 2024) Parliament concluded its third-reading of the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill. Before going into further detail, I wish to acknowledge the vast amount of effort, commitment and input from iwi throughout the many years of work on the MFA Bill. This is truly a significant achievement and moment in time for our iwi and the realisation of rangatiratanga and mana motuhake in regard to fisheries and aquaculture. During the [...]

We would like to thank those who were able to attend our recent online hui regarding the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill (the Bill), and update those who were unable to attend on the outcome of the hui. We had 57 online attendees, comprised of members from our Mandated (MIOs) and Recognised (RIOs) Iwi Organisations, Asset Holding Companies (AHCs), Representative Māori Organisations (RMOs), Te Kāwai Taumata (TKT) and Te Kāhui o Te Ohu Kaimoana (Te [...]

The Board of Te Ohu Kaimoana invite Mandated and Recognised Iwi Organisations, and their Asset Holding Companies under the Māori Fisheries Act 2004 to an important online hui, to be held this Wednesday 29 May 2024 at 4:00pm regarding developments in the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill (the Bill). We apologise for the short notice. Late last week Te Ohu Kaimoana was made aware of decisions by the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries (pertaining to [...]

On the evening of 30 April 2024, the House concluded its second reading of the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill. Over the course of the second reading, the House heard from members of various parties including National, Labour, ACT and Green. All were in support of the Bill. Common themes that arose in the speeches were:  The aim to provide iwi more direct control over fisheries assets, decision making, and provide operational efficiency; The time [...]

Our response to the Māori Affairs Select Committee on the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill 17/04/2023 Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou e ngā iwi for the feedback we received to help draft our final response to the Māori Affairs Select Committee on the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill. A big thank you also to those that were able to attend the MFA Bill webinar on 30 March 2023. We are very grateful for your [...]

Draft response to the Māori Affairs Select Committee on the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill (MFA Bill) 24 Poutū-te-rangi 2023 As mentioned in last week’s pānui, below you can find our draft response to the Select Committee on the MFA Bill with an accompanying cover letter. We welcome your feedback before Wednesday 5 April 2023. This will provide our kaimahi with the time to implement your feedback into our final response, which is due to [...]