Keen to join a proud Māori institution, rich with whakapapa and history? Passionate about the protection of Māori rights and interests? Tono mai. Your new company Te Ohu Kaimoana was established in 1989, and is renowned within Māoridom for both upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and protecting the Deed of Settlement (Māori Fisheries Settlement); the first pan-iwi Treaty Settlement signed between Māori and the Crown in 1992. Te Ohu Kaimoana provides [...]

Te Ohu Kaimoana Annual Plan 2024 6 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023 Download PDF View online (Issuu) We are pleased to present you with the Annual Plan and Budget for Te Ohu Kaimoana and Takutai Trust for 2024; covering key priorities and key performance indicators determined for the period of 1 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2023 - 30 Mahuru 2024 (1 October 2023 - 30 September 2024). This year is the third year of our five-year strategic plan, building on [...]

Tai Ture Mātāmua | Senior Solicitor Wellington Central Fulltime About us: Te Ohu Kaimoana is an iwi-owned organisation established to protect and enhance the rights and interests of Māori relating to tino rangatiratanga of our taonga, with a focus on fisheries. Our vision is 'Thriving whānau determining their relationship with Tangaroa' and we work with iwi to support whānau so that they can determine a relationship with Tangaroa that is specific to them, to [...]

Brianna Boxall with her nana Matariki who is proud of her granddaughter’s success as a lawyer. Winning her category at this year’s In-House Lawyer Awards was a “bittersweet” moment for Northland’s Brianna Boxall. The 29-year-old senior solicitor, of Rongomaiwahine and Ngāti Hine descent, credits her late dad for encouraging her to aim high while attending hui in Kawakawa as a youngster. He was “hugely influential” in her decision to pursue a legal career. Boxall’s [...]

Tai Pari | Policy Advisor  – Māori Fisheries Act Career enhancing opportunity Fixed term 12-18 month contract Salary range – $75-85k 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 Ohu Kaimoana works with fifty-eight recognised iwi organisations and other industry [...]

18 August 2023 Iwi leaders will vehemently oppose any moves from the Government to push through the proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary legislation in the final days of this Parliament. In June, 42 iwi organisations representing tangata whenua nationwide overwhelmingly rejected the Government’s Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary proposal at a Special General Meeting held by Te Ohu Kaimoana. At the time iwi said there was an opportunity to develop and progress an indigenous led approach to [...]

4 Here-turi-kōkā 2023  Te Ohu Kaimoana is proud to announce the appointment of Director Bella Takiari-Brame to the Board of Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (trading as Moana New Zealand). The appointment will be in effect from 1 December 2023, and Bella will succeed the then vacated position of Rangimarie Hunia whose term as a Director of Te Ohu Kaimoana expires in November 2023. Bella’s term will be for a period of three-years. “Bella has been [...]

3 Here-turi-kōkā 2023 Te Ohu Kaimoana is proud to advise that our Senior Solicitor Brianna Boxall (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Hine) has been awarded the MAS New In-house Lawyer of the Year at the Ngā Rōia ā Roto (ILANZ) Awards for 2023. “Brianna’s ethics and commitment to achieving equitable and positive outcomes for iwi are second to none. She is a steadfast advocate for the status and rights of our iwi organisations throughout Aotearoa and also [...]

2 Here-turi-kōkā 2023 Pahia Turia (Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Rangi, Whanganui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) has been announced as the new Chair of Te Ohu Kaimoana, as of 25 July 2023 following a meeting of the Board in Te Whanganui-a-tara last Tuesday. Current Director and former Chair, Rangimarie Hunia and fellow Directors made the decision to appoint Turia to ensure strategic continuity and consistency going forward, following the appointment of five new directors [...]