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Our contributions go beyond the dividend as we continue to support our communities, strengthening our relationships with stakeholders and Iwi, and supporting young Māori talent in seafood and fisheries.
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Excitement builds as University of Auckland launches foundational business course on
Māori fisheries
The University of Auckland Business School is set to introduce a groundbreaking course that combines case study teaching with New Zealand history, economics, politics, and law, centred on Māori fisheries.
The Waipapa Taumata Rau Business course opened for enrolment on 1 November 2024, offering first year students a unique learning opportunity in a world grappling with business innovation, sustainability pressures, and evolving expectations for responsible corporate governance and environmental stewardship.
Moana New Zealand will play a key role as a case study for the course to showcase why place matters–introducing business students to knowledge associated within Aotearoa, its people and history, including Te Tiriti o Waitangi–to build better understanding of Te Tiriti, honouring the hard fought battle for the Māori Fisheries Settlement and the building of a Māori economy in Aotearoa.
Professor Carla Houkamau, Deputy Dean of the University of Auckland Business School, states, "New Zealand has achieved something extraordinary: it is the only nation globally to have returned 30% of its fisheries sector to its Indigenous people. This unprecedented move has reshaped New Zealand's fishing industry and set a new standard for incorporating intergenerational wealth into a key primary sector.”
The course will be compulsory for all first year business students at Auckland University, whose faculty are excited to deliver the programme to their students in the new 2025 school year.
“New Zealand has achieved something extraordinary: it is the only nation globally to have returned 30% of its fisheries sector to its Indigenous people.”
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Nau mai haere mai Emma and Cornell to the Associate Directors Programme
Moana New Zealand announced our new cohort of associate directors Emma Winiata & Cornell Tukiri earlier this year.
The Moana New Zealand Associate Director Programme is dedicated to investing in future Māori governance talent, and the long-term growth and prosperity of the Māori seafood sector, Māori economy and Aotearoa. Rawinia Lewis has also joined Sealord’s Board of Directors, providing further opportunities to grow and support emerging Māori expertise, and fostering governance capabilities in tomorrow’s boardrooms.
Given the calibre of associate director applicants this year, Moana developed and put forward a suggestion to the kahui for board observers to enable other learning opportunities to grow Māori governance talent. All applicants, whether successful or not for Moana’s Associate Directors Programme were offered the opportunity to attend the 2024 Amorangi Māori in Governance Summit alongside a number of Moana leaders. The attendees were appreciative of the opportunity to attend in person with plans to put the learnings into practice in their respective governing bodies.
Emma Winiata
Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāruahine
“I am humbled and excited to be part of the Moana New Zealand whānau as an associate director. Moana delivers significant long-term benefit to whānau, hapū and Iwi in an industry that has been here long before us and that will be here for generations to come. I look forward to contributing to the vision of Moana as well as gaining invaluable experience in an industry relevant to the mahi I’m involved in at home. Nōku te maringanui.”
Cornell Tukiri
Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Whāwhākia, Kāi Tahu
“This opportunity allows me to bring my knowledge in the climate innovation space to Moana. It also enables me to extend my learning in governance and governance structures within an Iwi-owned organisation. Learning from mātanga or experts in this field will be hugely rewarding, nōku te whiwhinga nui.”
Previous Moana New Zealand associate directors had this to say about the programme:
Ngarimu Parata
Ngāti Porou
“I wish to express my appreciation to Rachel and the Board for providing me with a great space to learn and their encouragement and support for me to be an active contributor to setting the organisation's future direction. There is no substitute for learning about being a board member than being in the boardroom. I want to thank, nga iwi o te motu, the Moana owner-shareholders for continuing to support your company, and the legacy it has established through the whakapapa connections of you, the owner-shareholders of Moana and Tangaroa.”
Linda Grave
“This programme extends beyond the boundaries of traditional training and education – there is no substitute for hands-on experience. The exposure to all aspects of the business, the mentorship, and conversations you will encounter are truly unparalleled. If you have a genuine passion for the sector, contributing to iwi Māori and a strong desire to develop your governance skills, then this kaupapa is for you. It has been an incredible experience and I encourage emerging directors to apply for the next intake.”
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Meet Adair Houia-Ashwell: 2025 Global Fisheries Scholarship recipient
Moana New Zealand and Nissui Corporation announced Adair Houia-Ashwell as the 2025 recipient of the Global Fisheries Scholarship. Adair’s whakapapa is to Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngati Porou and Ngāi Tahu.
The Global Fisheries Scholarship is a prestigious programme for a talented person of Māori descent to learn and grow their career in the New Zealand seafood industry, through a live/work programme with Nissui Corporation in Japan. The scholarship will offer Adair the opportunity to become proficient in Japanese customs and language, and act as a gateway to learn all aspects of the industry.
Adair says, “Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than working with Māori to meet their aspirations and I have always had a passion for learning the Japanese language and culture and the Global Fisheries Scholarship provides an excellent opportunity to combine these two passions.”
Adair is currently a senior solicitor for Te Ohu Kaimoana, assisting in various parts of the business—most importantly, she is involved in the active litigation on the Fisheries Settlement and its implications of the 28N rights, the application of the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004, and advising on the MFA Amendment Act and its implementation.
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Opportunity to bring two
Te Pae Tawhiti scholarship recipients this year
Kahui Papuni-Iles (Ngāti Porou)
Kahui Papuni-Iles (Ngāti Porou) is currently studying for a Masters in Indigenous Studies through Otago University and resides in Mount Wellington. He’s passionate about climate change and how the whenua impacts the inshore marine environment. Kahui says, “Our region faces significant challenges such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, erosion, soil conservation, and the need for sustainable employment and economic opportunities. It's crucial to investigate these issues and assess what is currently aiding or impeding our efforts to leave a healthy seabed and foreshore for future generations.” In the past, Kahui has received recognition as a top Māori and Pacific Scholar at the University of Auckland and with NZQA for Te Reo Rangatira, which is an academic award for excellence in te reo Māori.
Rīpeka Raihania (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apakura, and Ngā Puhi)
Rīpeka Raihania (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Apakura, and Ngā Puhi) is currently studying Indigenous Studies with a focus on Mātauraunga Māori and Anthropology, to better understand Aotearoa’s unique geopolitical position in the world. Rīpeka is particularly interested in the application and interpretation of legislation as it applies to Treaty Settlements. She says, “There have always been allocations under tikanga Māori, yet these rights and responsibilities have had to be reinforced by judicial review and other foreign means. Therefore, this is my path of study because I am a kaitiaki. I aspire to look after our moana, and advocate for our customary rights promised under Te Tiriti while pursuing avenues that can achieve this.” Rīpeka lives in Wellington and studies at Victoria University.
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Building excitement with rangatahi in seafood
Investing in our young people
Moana has worked in partnership with the Tangaroa Research Institute – TriOceans, a collective of scientists and innovators who use their academic background to teach rangatahi about marine mammal science and marine education. They conduct high quality research, inspire conservation through education, and weave mātauranga Māori with modern science techniques.
Based in the Bay of Islands, they believe sharing knowledge at all levels is important–from school visits to university-level internships. Their education program combines inspiring rangatahi and mentoring future researchers through their own scientific study.
Moana New Zealand has been a proud supporter of the TriOceans programme for the past four years, and welcome rangatahi to learn more about aquaculture through our facilities in Northland. In May, the Pāua Kahurangi and the Tio teams hosted an excited study group of college students to learn more about the rearing of our beautiful kaimoana.
Trioceans students with Pāua Kahurangi
TriOceans students on barge at Whangaroa
TriOceans students with tio
A voyage of discovery for one student at Kirikiritātangi
Nelson College for Girls student Eva Banks attended an education fair earlier in May, during which time she visited Moana’s oyster hatchery. The visit inspired her to ask for work experience at the facility during her school holidays, and since her time there, Eva has become very invested in the aquaculture industry.
Eva exclaimed, “I really enjoyed my time at Moana, working with the algae has to be my favourite thing so far. I find it really interesting and would love to learn more about it and also the other parts of the oyster hatchery and nursery. I would love to do some more work for them.”
Nelson intern eva banks
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Moana and Awqaf New Zealand partner to supply Halal-certified, humanitarian RTE products
We’ve negotiated a cooperation agreement with Awqaf NZ, an Islamic charitable trust, to allow them to bring interested Awqaf organisations from around the world to facilitate supply agreements, which will be negotiated separately, by country.
Approved by NZIDT (New Zealand Islamic Development Trust), our Halal-certified factory in Palmerston North stands as a symbol of trust and authenticity in the industry. We guarantee that only Halal-certified ingredients enter our premises, adhering to rigorous standards from start to finish.
Steve Tarrant and Ismail Waja
Tairawhiti communities receive Moana koha of shelf-stable, ready-to-eat meals
Severe weather events continued to impact Te Tairawhiti in 2024, with Moana working directly with iwi to provide relief via a koha of ambient (no refrigeration needed), ready-to-eat meals to the communities of Te Karaka and Wairoa, both of which were heavily impacted by flooding in June.
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Revamped moanameals.co.nz
The relaunch of moanameals.co.nz serves as a complementary online platform catering to a niche audience interested in our chilled and ambient meal ranges, as well as our canned and individually quick frozen (IQF) pāua offerings and more.
Since its initial launch in 2020, a range of delicious chilled ready-to-eat meals have been introduced to the market, which has prompted the need for a website refresh to effectively represent our expanding range to customers.
The new website provides an easier and more comprehensive way for both domestic and international customers to explore our diverse range of products and services. Moana Meals showcases it all.
Moana Meals
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Our long-standing Wellington and Auckland customers share their insights on Moana’s service and quality
Mark Hartstonge
Executive Chef, The Wellington Club
“The quality is alway top-notch and the kaimoana that arrives is beautifully presented. I love the service–I can always be confident in getting great product from Moana. Our regulars enjoy the seafood offerings and specials, and they always do well with seasonal fish such as blue cod and oysters.”
Darren Shead
Executive Chef, Charley Noble/The Food Lab, Wellington
“I really enjoy the quality of Moana products–you don’t deliver things dumped in plastic bags, but it’s all pulled together beautifully in a container with the fish stacked so neatly. We have very little that we need to do with your fish fillets; we only need to portion. Everything arrives perfectly. I have confidence in your team because I can call up any time knowing that the reliability and consistency that you’re known for will be there.”
Akihiro Nakamura
Executive Chef, Katsura Restaurant, Auckland
“We use your fish (tarakihi, trevally, tuna and snapper) and Pacific oysters for our a la carte menu and buffet, and we are always happy with their quality. Your team has looked after us very well and we appreciate it. It was interesting to learn more about how you harvest and process, and now that we know how much care goes into it, we will remember when we’re working with your product and share with our customers, too.”
Stuart Wong (left) of Moana New Zealand Wellington with Fifi Liang (centre), Executive Chef Charley Noble, and Darren Shead (right), Executive Chef of the Food Lab
Katsura Restaurant at the Grand Millennium
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Extending manaaki wherever possible
Moana New Zealand contributes to our Iwi in more than just the dividend. Throughout the year, we provide kaimoana and join kaupapa that helps our partners provide manaaki during significant events such Matariki celebrations or other important kaupapa.
Proudly contributing to life-saving helicopters in the regions
Moana supported the community fundraising for the Northland Rescue Helicopter Service with seafood hampers as part of the prize-giving over a two-day event. The Northland Rescue Helicopter provides quick access to medical services for those in need and provides reassurance that life-saving help is available any time there is an emergency. Additionally, Moana contributed seafood hampers to the Whitianga Coastguard Seafood Raffle at the Oceans Festival this year, which supports the Whitianga Volunteer Coastguard who help save lives.
Mānawatia a Matariki ki Pūkaha fundraising event
Celebrations kicked off early with the opening of a new whare toi, followed by a full day of fun and good kai. It was especially meaningful as this Matariki commemorates two years of the Te Tuku partnership between Rangitāne and Pūkaha, and the first anniversary of the opening of Te Whare Wānanga Taiao o Manukura. Moana contributed ika to the charity auction dinner, which was a success. “On behalf of Rangitāne o Wairarapa, Rangitāne o Tamaki Nui a Rua and Pūkaha, we thank you Moana New Zealand for your kind contribution to our Mānawatia a Matariki ki Pūkaha fundraising event.”
Tōtara Hospice Charity Fundraiser
Moana was a proud contributor to the Tōtara Hospice’s Ninth Annual Long Lunch Charity Gala on 23 June. Tōtara Hospice is a local charity with a community of approximately 520,000 people–and is one of New Zealand's largest and most diverse hospices providing free, multi-disciplinary, specialist holistic palliative care services to the districts of south and southeast Auckland. Chef Nancye and her team at Te Kaahu at the Pullman Hotel Auckland Airport prepared Ika Mata with Moana donated trevally. The money will be put back into the support of local Iwi. This might look like visits to their homes near the end of life, having them attend Te Puna Ora o Tītara - the living well centre to come together as a community, ensuring they feel loved and cared for.
Waitangi koha
Tōtara Hospice
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