MPI reveals what happens to confiscated seafood 17 February 2021 Story courtesy of NewsHub The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) revealed on Friday what it does with all the seafood it confiscates from people who are caught breaking the rules. Because it can't all just be thrown back in the ocean, the seafood ends up in a variety of different places, depending on the situation, says MPI national manager of fisheries compliance Steve Ham. [...]

Vacancy - Tai Moana (Senior Policy Analyst) 15 February 2021 Join a passionate team engaged in meaningful and interesting work Build close working relationships with iwi Thrive on the challenge and opportunities this role offers About us Te hā o Tangaroa, kia ora ai tāua – the breath of Tangaroa sustains us. This whakaaro underpins the work of Te Ohu Kaimoana and refers to the ongoing interdependent relationship that Māori hold with Tangaroa as [...]

Bella Takiari-Brame appointed to ACC Board We would like to celebrate the appointment of one of our own Directors, Bella Takiari-Brame on her recent appointment to join the Board of ACC. Bella Takiari-Brame from Hamilton is an accountant with an international career with experience in regulated industries, treasury, bank financing and audit and risk. She is a director with Crown Infrastructure Partners, the Lines Company, Braemar Hospital, Te Ohu Kaimoana, Maniapoto Māori Trust board, [...]

29 January 2021               Some of the best conversations happen over a kapu tī and pihikete.    In late 2019, we visited Kawhia to meet and talk with local fishers and kaitiaki. While we were there, we happened to have some awesome kōrero - about everything from traditional Māori fishing knowledge, Māori fishing rights under Te Tiriti, how fishers are portrayed in the media, the importance of relationships - the list goes on. We captured some of these moments on [...]

            18 January 2021 Updated: 26 January 2021 Over the past few weeks, a number of rāhui have been put in place around the motu. This includes two on scallop beds in two North Island locations. They come after local hapū, iwi and communities noticed that the scallop beds are not the abundant sources of kaimoana they once were and need a rest so they can recover. Te Runanga [...]

22 Hakihea 2020 We've reached the end of the year whānau!   This year has provided many unexpected challenges and opportunities and we'd like to thank everyone who has provided feedback on policy development, attended zui and engaged with us on fisheries kaupapa throughout the year. Meri kirihimete me ngā mihi maioha mō te tau hou!   Before returning refreshed and ready for 2021, we'll be closing the office from Wednesday 23 December and [...]

18 Hakihea 2020             Te Ohu Kaimoana currently has a number of job opportunities across the team, including communications, legal and finance roles. Please share these with your networks. This is a fantastic opportunity for whānau who are keen to work for a pan-iwi organisation, passionate or interested in learning more about te reo Māori and te Ao Māori and would like to support the protection and enhancement of [...]

15 Hakihea 2020                 The Board of Te Ohu Kaimoana are proud to announce the appointment of Lisa te Heuheu (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto) to the role of Te Mātārae (Chief Executive) of Te Ohu Kaimoana. Lisa currently serves as the Chair of Te Wai Māori Trust, an entity of Te Ohu Kai Moana Group along with Te Ohu Kaimoana, Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust and Aotearoa [...]

9 Hakihea 2020               Some good news for all of us as 2020 comes to a close. Since 2017, we have worked with iwi to improve our ability to allocate aquaculture settlement assets in some situations. In June 2018, we provided the Minister with a proposal to amend the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 (the Act) to provide Te Ohu Kaimoana (in its role as Trustee [...]

8 Hakihea 2020 We support the move to replace hard-to-recycle plastics with alternative products that are more sustainable or have a better recycling capability. A high percentage of plastic products used in Aotearoa go to the landfill because there is limited recycling capability for certain types of plastics - and a large proportion of this plastic waste ends up in our aquatic ecosystems. This has a negative impact on the health of aquatic life [...]