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Honouring 30 years of the Māori Fisheries Settlement

It was a significant year for another reason too as we honoured the 30 year anniversary of the Māori Fisheries Settlement We gave the name Rukutohorā to mark this occasion It is, rightly so, a time to pause and look back on the last 30 years, to see where we’ve landed today and also look ahead to the next 30 years The Board would like to acknowledge the many many rangatira who have been part of this story over the years, who have helped build a Māori fisheries sector that we can be proud of and facilitate the growth and development of our people . It was an honour to host Rukutohorā at Te Papa in September and see so many ā-tinana after a two-year COVID-hiatus As a Board, we acknowledge the moment in time that this 30 year anniversary presents as we take the next step into the future with our Rima Tau Rautaki, our Five Year Strategy

First year of Rima Tau Rautaki

This was the first year of our Rima Tau Tautaki and it saw a lot of change When we travelled across the motu on our roadshow in 2021, we heard that iwi wanted us to develop policy positions based on a Māori world view for oceans, fishing and the marine environment; be more visible and accessible; and help build iwi capability to implement their responsibilities as Mandated Iwi fundamental Māori fishing rights We expect to report back to iwi on this kaupapa in late 2022 before coming back to iwi for a final decision at a Special General Meeting in early 2023

The Board is pleased to see significant progress on another legislative kaupapa – the proposed amendments Our team has been working alongside the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) on In August 2022, we held a workshop with iwi to discuss the background and proposed amendments to the Bill and MPI commenced consultation with iwi in September It is expected that the Bill will be presented to The amendments are the outcome of the 2014/15 independent review and aim to move iwi towards greater rangatiratanga, improve the entities’ ability to provide settlement asset benefits

Aquaculture Settlement Act passed

In April 2022, the amendments to the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement Act were passed into law The Board is thrilled that these changes, while mostly technical, allow for an improved process to allocate aquaculture assets It’s a terrific milestone for iwi to take the next step in realising their aspirations in the aquaculture space Te Ohu Kaimoana has been working on these amendments alongside iwi since 2017

Our Kāhui governance

Te Ohu Kaimoana

After stepping down from his role as Deputy Chair last year, Tā Mark Solomon (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Pahauwera, Ngāti Kahungunu) finished his tenure as Director on the board of Te Ohu Kaimoana in September 2022 . I would like to thank Tā Mark for his wisdom and support as my Deputy Chair and his many years of service to Māori FIsheries

Te Kāwai Taumata will be convened in 2023 to initiate a recruitment process to fill the vacancy left by Tā Mark

Te Wai Māori

With Pahia Turia stepping into the role of Deputy Chair of Te Ohu Kaimoana in September 2021, Donna Flavell was appointed as Chair of Te Wai Māori in October 2021 Donna brings a wealth of experience from her role as Chief Executive of Waikato-Tainui to the Board .

Te Pūtea Whakatupu

Kate Cherrington continues in the role of Chair of Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust and has worked with her fellow directors and kaimahi of the Trust to successfully complete the implementation of the Trust’s 5-year plan

Moana New Zealand

During the year, Moana New Zealand welcomed a variety of new voices to the Board Chair of the Board, Rachel Taulelei, officially started her term as Chair on December 1 2021, bringing her passion for Māori business and primary industries’ and fisheries experience

Following a recruitment process in early 2022, Moana NZ welcomed three new directors to the Board These appointments draw on the outstanding leaders in Māori governance and reflect Moana NZ’s whakapapa as a Māori business Dylan Lawrence (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui, Tūhourangi) brings his experience from his role as General Manager of Investment at New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) He is also a current director of Ngāti Raukawa-ki-te-Tonga Asset Holding Company

Jamie Tuuta (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Maru, Te Ati Awa, Taranaki Tūturu) returns to the Board with his wealth of governance experience and insight to contribute to the ongoing success of Moana NZ Paki Rawiri (Waikato, Ngāpuhi) was also appointed to the Board

In addition to this role as Director for Te Ohu Kaimoana, he brings an iwi fisheries perspective from his role as general manager of Waikato and Tainui waka fisheries companies . The Board is joined by associate directors Linda Grave and Ngarimu Parata who are on a two year associate director programme

Hei Whakakapi

This year has seen many reasons to celebrate The progress and enactment of legislation that we have been working on for many years, the first year in our new Rima Tau Rautaki which sees Te Ohu Kaimoana embark on work on an iwi-orientated path, and of course the significant milestone of the 30th anniversary since the signing of the Deed of Settlement The Board is also deeply aware of the challenges we face at this time COVID is still present in the community and in the financial markets, narratives that pit Māori rights and interests in fisheries against conservation efforts and sustainability abound In these challenges, I’m confident we’ll find opportunities and am hopeful that we’ll see resolutions I look forward to meeting with iwi as we continue to progress the key kaupapa

Ngā mihi maioha, Rangimarie Hunia Chair, Te Ohu Kaimoana

It’s been an honour to be at the helm of Te Ohu Kaimoana for this significant, transformative year – one that required us to rukutohorā We dived deep into our first step of the Rima Tau Rautaki This meant looking at our work programmes and the way we engage to ensure iwi aspirations are always front and centre, celebrating 30 years of the Māori Fisheries Settlement and implementing new ways to work that uplift ourselves, our mahi and our people

Putting iwi aspirations at the centre of what we do

The 2021/22 Annual Plan was a stepping stone to the Rima Tau Rautaki . It saw us review our current work commitments and evaluate the benefit for iwi During the year, we reviewed our role in customary fisheries and started to craft our future work to support the aspirations of iwi for their customary fisheries We also commissioned research with Sustainable Seas to better understand the body of research that exists relating to Māori Fisheries

It has been a pleasure to progress aquaculture settlements as a result of the changes to Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 Our work in aquaculture this year focussed on progressing allocations in Waikato West, Bay of Plenty and Te Tau Ihu, and supporting iwi aspirations as the conversation about open ocean policy evolves