0emailprintAotearoa Fisheries Limited is the largest Maori-owned fisheries company and is the child of a unique pan-iwi agreement and the Maori Fisheries Act. Aotearoa Fisheries Limited joins forces with Massey University in the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement. .The agreement aims to identify opportunities for enhancement of the Maori fishing interests by undertaking research [...]
(Radio New Zealand) The release of the ministerial inquiry report into the use of foreign fishing vessels on Thursday confirms there are questions over why Maori aren’t working in the industry. Some submitters argue Maori quota holders should employ Maori to catch their quota and process the catch. They say one of the purposes of [...]
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Aotearoa Fisheries Limited posted an annual profit of $22.8 million for the year ended 30 September 2011. The Company declared a total dividend for the year of $11.3 million, resulting in a cash payment after Maori authority credits, to shareholders of $9.1 million, or $72.81 per share, an increase of 21% on last year. Aotearoa [...]
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(RadioNZ) A Maori political activist has been appointed as a director of Te Ohu Kai Moana – the Maori fisheries trust. Te Kawai Taumata or the Electoral College, says Ken Mair is an experienced director, having a number of other board appointments with Maori businesses and trusts. He has also worked as a facilitator for [...]
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The board of Te Ohu Kaimoana, the Maori Fisheries Trust, has today appointed Whaimutu Dewes as the Chair of fisheries company Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (AFL). He will take up the role from 1 October. Mr Dewes, of Ngati Porou and Ngati Rangitihi descent, served for 10 years on the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission, the [...]
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The holding company which owns the Sealord Group reported a fall in revenue to $530.9 million for the year to the end of June, down from $584.9m a year earlier. Profit for the year for Kura Ltd was up to $18.4m from $16.6m, financial statements filed with the Companies Office show. Kura is half-owned by [...]
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