Meet our summer interns
Te Ohu Kaimoana has welcomed three summer interns. This is the second year we've offered internships to university students over the summer. It's a great opportunity to: introduce our rangatahi to the policy mahi we do [...]
Taking part in the Pacific Ocean Alliance
In October, Kirsty Woods (Tai Moana/Senior Policy Analyst) attended the Pacific Ocean Alliance Forum in Fiji. The purpose of the hui was to encourage a collective approach to managing the Pacific Ocean and support development of a [...]
First Māori Chief Executive for Sealord
Te Ohu Kaimoana congratulates Doug Paulin (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa) on his appointment as Sealord’s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – the first Māori CEO to lead the 50% Iwi owned company. Doug will be working alongside [...]
Third Quarter Report against the Annual Plan 2018/19 FY
On behalf of the Te Ohu Kaimoana Board we are pleased to provide you with our Third Quarter Report against the annual plan for the 2018/19 financial year. This quarter covers the period from 1 April to 30 June 2019. (Please [...]
First wahine Chair of Te Ohu Kaimoana
Rangimarie Hunia (Ngāti Whātua) has been appointed as Chair of Te Ohu Kaimoana (Māori Fisheries Trust) – the first wahine in the role. “I’m committed to advancing Māori interests in the marine environment, ensuring that the commitments [...]
What the international literature says about Marine Protected Areas
Prof. Gary Libecap is renowned for his work in environmental economics. So, we asked him to undertake some study, to find out what the international literature says on the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas. We’re interested [...]
Our plan to save New Zealand’s fish and New Zealand jobs
25 June 2019 Tarakihi is the fish of New Zealand, with more than 90% of our catch being sold within Aotearoa. It is the fish that supports local markets, recreational interests, employment, communities and most importantly – [...]
Eastern Tarakihi Management Strategy and Rebuild Plan
Te Ohu Kaimoana, Fisheries Inshore New Zealand and Southern Inshore Fisheries present to Iwi our Eastern Tarakihi Management Strategy and Rebuild Plan. Building on last year, this plan outlines the pathway to rebuilding and maintaining East Coast tarakihi. The contents [...]
Ecosystem protection from the bottom-up
Why is ecosystem protection top-down when fisheries conservation successes have been bottom-up? The question, posed by University of California Santa Barbara economist Gary Libecap to attendees at a Law and Economics Association event last week, stuck with [...]
Māori fisheries leading through action for Māui and Hector’s
Moana New Zealand and Te Ohu Kaimoana support today’s announcement by Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Fisheries Hon Stuart Nash, on the implementation of cameras on vessels in the known Maui dolphin habitat [...]