Ko te karakia i te tau nei he koha nō roto mai i ngā taonga tuku iho a Mātia Tarahina o Ngāti Moko, Tapuika me Ngāti Whakaue nō te waka o Te Arawa.
E tika ai te takinga o te karakia, me hūmārie nui, nā reira mātou e mihi nei i roto i te hūmārie, ki ō mātou tātai, ā, ko ngā taonga kei a tātou i ahu mai i te hunga nāna ngā huarahi i para mō mātou. Waihoki e aro ana i a mātou he hōhonu pea te pā a te ringa ki tua o te pae, he paenga tonu tōna.
E aweawe tonu ana mātou kia mihia, kia whakarekarekatia ngā mea kei mua i a tātou i tēnei wā tonu, ā, he mihi tēnei, he whakamānawatanga hoki, ki ō tātou tūpuna; he huranga o te tūmanako me te rorotu o te ngākau mō ngā whakatupuranga o muri nei; me te whakanuitanga hoki o tēnei rangi tonu.
E mihi tonu ana mātou ki ngā iwi mā te whakaputa i te pūrongo ki te reo Ingarihi tahi me te reo Māori.
Tēnā koutou i āta noho kia mārama rā anō a Moana New Zealand, ō mātou tāngata, me tā mātou e whai nei mā ngā iwi pupurihea, mō rātou hoki.
He tohu tēnei mō tētahi rōpū e hāpai ana i ngā uara Māori, e whakatairanga ana, e eke ana i ngā putanga taiao e ora tonu ai te mauri. Ko te Kaitiaki Business Award tētahi o ngā tohu e ono anake e whakawhiwhia ana e te kura pakihi o Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Hei tā te Tiamana o te Ohu, hei tā Rachel Taulelei, “Ka nui te whakahīhī i te mihi nei nā te kura pakihi o Waipapa Taumata Rau, ā, ko te mihia ō mātou mō te eke panuku a te Māori ki te rāngai kaimoana—he whakahirahira rawa, ā, e whakahīhī pai ana ahau i te tira o Moana New Zealand e āta tautoko nei, e whakapai nei i te oranga, kaua o te moana anake, engari o te tangata me te ao.”
“E mihia nei e mātou ngā tau e 20 o Moana New Zealand hei pakihi nā ngā iwi tōna 100% ki te rāngai mahiika, e mihi ana ahau ki ō mātou iwi pupurihea mō rātou i pūmau ki te arataki mai, ki te tautoko hoki i roto i ngā ngahurutau nei. He taunakitanga te tohu nei, kaua o te āheinga anake o te Māori ki te ārahi i te rāngai nei mā ngā uara me te mātauranga, engari kē ia o te āheinga hoki ki te whakamārama i ngā haupāuma ā-huarere kei mua i te rāngai nei, me ngā mahi whakahirahira e mahia ana e tō mātou tira hei hiki i aua taumahatanga.
“Ko te pūtake o tā Moana angitu ko te toitūranga o te mauri ora o te hapori. Ko te aronga ko te whiriwhiri tahi i ngā haepapa a te rangatōpū, te hapori me te taiao ki roto ki ngā whāinga pakihi katoa.”
Who we are
— true provenance
hāngai ki te ūkaipō
We fish and harvest solely from the coastal waters of New Zealand, Aotearoa. One of the world’s most pristine and sustainably managed fisheries. Connecting you to the taste of a true and pure place.
— true to nature
takenga tūturu
Bringing you New Zealand’s most sought after species of pāua kahurangi, pāua tūwā, ika, kōura and tio. Seafood as good as it can be, brought to market with a lightness of touch that preserves and protects its pure taste and rare magic. Like you were there and caught it yourself.
— true for generations
mō ngā uri whakatipu
We have a deep sense of responsibility and respect for our kaimoana, honouring the taonga we have been entrusted with. Taking a long term view in everything we do, we work in harmony with nature to ensure the sustainability of our fisheries for future generations.