Seafood

Port Nicholson
rock lobster
partnership
Moana’s official entry into Port
Nicholson Fisheries Limited
Partnership forms the largest Maoriowned
lobster processing business in
New Zealand, and marks a significant
milestone for Maori business and the
New Zealand seafood industry.
The partnership has been in place for
some time but Moana New Zealand
officially joined on April 1 this year,
with the opening of its new live lobster
export plant at Bell Ave, Auckland, in
late June eagerly awaited, says Moana
New Zealand Chief Executive Carl
Carrington.
“The new processing plant enables
Port Nicholson Fisheries Limited
Partnership to process 650 tonnes of
lobster quota and export live to the
world. This will mean it can be more
active in offshore markets, prompting
growth in the business,” he says.
Port Nicholson Fisheries Chairman,
Dion Tuuta, says the key to the success
of the partnership has been true
collaboration, which has seen likeminded
Maori lobster businesses with
a common shareholder base, aligned
values and a shared vision for the
future. The partnership has brought
together over 20 iwi and Maori–business
quota owners who are committed to
working together for long term benefit.
“The collective scale and national
coverage that has been created through
this collaborative approach, has enabled
growth that would otherwise have been
impossible for any one of us to achieve
alone,” says Tuuta.
Port Nicholson Fisheries was involved
in the design process of the new
processing plant, and now operates it.
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