| 3 “Our business is strongly underpinned by the values of whakapapa, manaakitanga, whakatipuranga and kaitiakitanga.” REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Moana New Zealand Russell Fredric Committed to future generations Moana New Zealand farms pāua kahurangi, (blue pāua) in Northland, which have striking, iridescent blue shells unique to this species. MOANA NEW ZEALAND PROUD TO BE THE TRANSPORT PROVIDER TO MOANA NZ We store and transport chilled & frozen products anywhere in New Zealand - by road, rail or sea. www.halls.co.nz 0800 242 557 • RUGGED • DURABLE • KIWI MADE GEAR Tel: 03 539 0022 Email: info@protectiveclothing.nz Factory Shop: 10A Forests Road, Nelson Our wet weather clothing and gear is made to the highest New Zealand Safety standards. New Zealand sees its fair share of extreme weather, so we test and manufacture waterproof clothing and workwear that is made to withstand the toughest weather conditions. As the nation’s largest Māori owned fisheries company, Moana New Zealand has a deep sense of responsibility and respect for the treasured kaimoana (seafood) inhabiting our pristine coastal waters. Established in 2004 as Aotearoa Fisheries Limited through the Māori Fisheries Act, Moana New Zealand is an important part of the inter-generational Māori fisheries settlement with the Crown. The company owns a 50% share of Sealord and is the second largest New Zealand seafood company in terms of quota volume and value. Chief executive Steve Tarrant says Moana New Zealand is unique in that it is the only organisation owned by all 58 iwi across New Zealand. “Our business is strongly underpinned by the values of whakapapa (understanding where we have come from), manaakitanga (looking after our people our way), whakatipuranga (prosperity for future generations) and kaitiakitanga (being good custodians for future generations),” says Steve. The business currently has 310 full-time kaimahi (workers) across its operations and employs hundreds more indirectly through contract growers, divers, fishers and drivers. As key markets slowly recover from the impact of Covid-19, Moana New Zealand is positioned well with their Pāua Kahurangi and Pāua Tūwā businesses. Moana New Zealand farms pāua kahurangi, (blue pāua) in Northland, which have striking, iridescent blue shells unique to this species. The business also works with commercial pāua divers who harvest pāua tūwā (wild pāua) from New Zealand’s coastline. Among some of these outfits are whanaubased operators who have been in the business for generations. One contract pāua diver, Jason Baker, operates out of Waikawa, Picton. His company, Saavid Diving has been working with Moana New Zealand for the past five years. It annually harvests a total of 45 tonnes of pāua, of which about 30 tonnes is harvested for Moana for both live export and for canning. It operates a 17-metre vessel specifically fitted out for holding live pāua, coupled with a 3.8 metre tender, plus a 5.6 metre trailer boat with Jason and usually two other divers harvesting. It is good to be working with a company that has Moana New Zealand’s core values, he says. “The long-term views that they hold around sustainability is really important. “From a business point of view, we find Moana good to work with; they’ve become a pretty important part of our year for the last five years.” Moana New Zealand’s sustainability goals are ambitious—with a target to be carbon neutral by 2040 and with significant investments being made to ensure sustainability of the fisheries. These include a $52 million investment in partnership with the Crown, Sealord and Sanford in Precision Seafood Harvesting which uses advanced fishing technology to improve selectivity and quality of wild catch, a Māui dolphin protection plan that involves using cutting-edge drone technology, ensuring all contract trawl vessels voluntarily employ cameras on board, and working towards lightening its harvest footprint and farming practices through its Harvest Footprint Programme. Additionally, Moana New Zealand has been working to protect New Zealand’s black petrel seabirds through a collaboration with Government, Iwi, industry and environmental groups, through the Black Petrel Working Group. “Over the years, seabird by catch have been reduced largely due to the effort that commercial fishers have put into mitigation methods,” says Steve. “We take our role of kaitiaki seriously and have developed a programme to better understand the environment where we do and don’t fish, and why, and building a better knowledge base for habitats of significance so we can make informed decisions on where to fish in the future. “Through this programme, we’re also looking at innovative fisher gear types used to improve on catch and lighten our impact.”
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDc2Mzg=