Notice of Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited Special General Meeting (SGM) – 10:00am Thursday 11 May 2023 12 April 2023 The Board of Te Ohu Kaimoana invites you to join them at a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be held at 10:00am on Thursday 11 May 2023 at the Novotel Auckland International Airport. As we have done in the recent past, Te Ohu Kaimoana will reimburse the reasonable travel cost for one iwi [...]

This is an exciting opportunity to work with Iwi, with coastlines, across the motu. Advance Māori interests in the marine environment. Join a team where your passion is valued. Flexible working arrangements. Mō mātou – About Us Te Ohu Kaimoana is a charitable trust created to advance the interests of iwi in fishing and fisheries-related activities. They are structured to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture settlements are robust for future generations of Māori. Te [...]

9 Poutū-te-rangi This pānui provides you with an update on the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill, information on the support Te Ohu Kaimoana will be providing iwi. This afternoon the Māori Affairs Select Committee has opened for submissions on the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill. The window for responses will close on 13 April 2023. More information is available below. Refresher on the purpose of the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill (MFA Bill) and the process to [...]

Iwi Workshop – Wednesday 22 March 2023 Wednesday 22 March 2023, Novotel Hotel Auckland International Airport, Auckland Please note: Attendance at the AGM and Iwi Workshop is open to authorised representatives of Mandated Iwi Organisations, Iwi Asset Holding Companies, Representative Māori Organisations, Te Kawai Taumata, and members of Te Wai Māori Trust, Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust, Moana New Zealand and Sealord Group Limited. Agenda and times subject to change 8:00am Te and Coffee 9:00am Rukutohorā [...]

Notice of meeting – Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited and Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (trading as Moana New Zealand) Hui-a-Tau 2023 Please note: Attendance at the AGM and Iwi Workshop is open to authorised representatives of Mandated Iwi Organisations, Iwi Asset Holding Companies, Representative Māori Organisations, Te Kawai Taumata, and members of Te Wai Māori Trust, Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust, Moana New Zealand and Sealord Group Limited. Thursday 23 March 2023, Novotel Hotel Auckland International [...]

Sealord Group Limited has announced that Jamie Tuuta has been selected as the company’s new Board chair from 1 April 2023, replacing current Sealord chairman Whaimutu Dewes when he retires from the Board on 31 March. Whaimutu, of Ngāti Porou and Ngati Rangitihi descent, is a former chair of Moana New Zealand and served as deputy chair of Sealord from 1992 to 2008. He has served in a number of seafood related roles, including [...]

“Moana Rētō, Tohora manawaroa” “The ocean depths summons the strongest of heart” Rukutohorā 2022 - the 30 Year Celebration of the signing of the Fisheries Deed of Settlement. Join us for a day as we take a breath and mark this significant occasion; connect with iwi and the Māori Fisheries sector, hear from speakers who negotiated the ‘Sealord Deal’ and from thinkers and doers who are imagining a better future for our moana. [...]

The Maori Fisheries Act 2004 is being amended as part of the statutory review process that began in 2015. This Act established Te Ohu Kaimoana, Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust, Te Wai Māori Trust, and Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (trading as Moana NZ), and outlines the functions of those organisations, and the allocation of fisheries settlement assets to iwi. An exposure draft of the Amendment Bill has been released by the Ministry for Primary Industries to [...]

On 11 April 2022, the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Amendment Bill passed into law. These amendments provide an improved process for allocation of aquaculture assets to iwi in instances where the Act previously prevented this. We have been working on this kaupapa alongside iwi aquaculture organisations since 2017, and we are thrilled that the Bill is now enacted. While the amendments were small and mostly technical, they are significant for iwi in regions [...]

Today, the Annual General Meeting of Te Ohu Kaimoana Trustee Limited resolved to ensure the best possible outcome for the Rangitāhua Ocean Sanctuary. “Given the progress made in our ongoing discussions with the Crown, today’s decision brings us a step closer to achieving the best possible outcome for iwi,” says Rangimarie Hunia (Ngāti Whātua), Chair of Te Ohu Kaimoana. While the Rangitāhua Ocean Sanctuary proposal will undoubtedly impact the commercial fishing rights conferred on [...]