13 Whiringa-a-rangi 2020                 Te Ohu Kaimoana is backing the toroa (antipodean albatross) for bird of the year. We work with the Southern Seabird Solutions Trust to promote bird-friendly practices in fisheries. This includes endeavours to help the Antipodean albatross. They are particularly under threat in waters beyond New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone where feeding grounds and intensive fishing areas overlap. Winning the bird of the year [...]

21 Whiringa-a-nuku 2020               Te Ohu Kaimoana is pleased to announce that Hinerangi Raumati-Tu’ua (Ngāti Mutunga, Waikato) has been appointed the new Tiamana (Chair) of Aotearoa’s largest Māori-owned fishing company Moana New Zealand. “It’s been a challenging year for most of the fishing sector with the impact of COVID-19. Our strength is in our kotahitanga as iwi and Māori, achieving scale and excellence by collectivising our natural resources, [...]

Shellfish Biotoxin Alert – West Coast North Island Updated 20 October 2020 Originally published 19 August 2020                 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from two stretches along the west coast of the North Island. These are: from South Head (Manukau Harbour entrance) to Tirua Point (south of Kawhia) from Waipapakauri [...]

5 Whiringa-a-nuku 2020             Anei te mihi maioha ki a Tamar Wells mō tana whiwhi i te tohu Young Achiever i te Seafood Star Awards i tēnei tau. We are proud to congratulate Tai Pari/policy analyst Tamar Wells on her win in this year's Seafood NZ's Seafood Star Awards. A winner in the Young Achiever Category, Tamar was recognised for her strong advocacy for iwi interests, particularly in relation [...]

1 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2020                 Te Ohu Kaimoana would like to congratulate Moana New Zealand (Moana NZ) on their successful $11 million Provincial Growth Fund loan to boost their production of Pacific oysters. Last week, Moana NZ announced that it had been successful in receiving a Pacific Growth Fund loan to increase its oyster production from 1.2 million dozen to two million dozen by 2024. This funding will support [...]

              29 Mahuru 2020 We are proud of Te Ohu Kaimoana Chief Executive, Dion Tuuta, who was last week appointed as a Te Ao Māori representative to the Department of Conservation's Options Development Group. The Department of Conservation are currently undertaking a partial review of their general policies to make sure Treaty of Waitangi responsibilities are properly reflected. As part of the Options Development Group, Tuuta will be [...]

Te Ohu Kaimoana Chief Executive Dion Tuuta Returning to Taranaki 23 September 2020 Media release Kua hoki te manukura o Te Ohu Kai Moana ki tōna whenua taurikura, ki tōna kāinga papatupu. E te kaihautū, e te kaiurungi, nei rā te reo whakamiha ki a koe. After four and a half years Dion Tuuta is stepping down as Chief Executive of Te Ohu Kaimoana to return home to Taranaki where he will take up the role [...]

Collaborative approach looking at wider impacts to restore Marlborough scallops 16 Mahuru 2020                 Despite a 4 year closure to fishing, the scallop beds in Marlborough show no signs of recovery. Fred Te Miha, who's part of the Southern Scallop Working Group alongside other iwi representatives, recreational and commercial fishers, says it's time to look at other causes for the decline in scallops. We support both this [...]

Giving better effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi  under Section 4 of the Conservation Act 11 Mahuru 2020               We welcome the partial review of the Department of Conservation’s general policies as a means of better reflecting the Treaty partnership and what it might mean in practical terms – especially for the way Department exercises its functions in relation to fisheries resources and the marine environment. We work [...]

Representing an iwi view on TVNZ's Breakfast 8 Mahuru 2020                 After a week of passionate debate about the tension between fisheries and sustainability, Dion Tuuta spoke with Breakfast's John Campbell to present an iwi perspective. Dion discussed Te Ohu Kaimoana's role in representing iwi views on policy and upholding iwi rights to be part of the decision-making in the management of the marine environment. Many conversations take the [...]