Maori Fisheries Organisations

There are several key organisations established as a result of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004, which the TFCT will have dealings with.

These are: 

Organisation
Purpose
Ownership
Asset values $NZ m
Te Ohu Kai Moana TrustGoverns allocation of assets
1 trustee = TOKM Trustee Ltd

Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Ltd
Administers rules of TOKM Trust and host assets until allocated
1 share vested in 6-7 directors

Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd
Commercial fisher for quota held by TOKM
100% owned by TOKM
80% profits to Iwi; 20% to TOKM
$350
Te Putea Whakatupu Trust
Educational advancement with focus on fishing industry
Owned by TOKM
$20
Te Wai Maori Trust
Research into fresh water fishing
Owned by TOKM
$10
Te Kawai Taumata
Appoints and removes directors of TOKM Trustees Ltd
6-11 members

Source: Motu Research, 2007; Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission, 2002