INVITATION
The Treaty Tribes Coalition is proud to host the Te Matau A Maui 5th Annual Māori Fisheries Conference 2010.
New Zealand has the world’s fourth largest fisheries area and the seafood industry is this country’s fifth biggest export earner with an increase in annual earnings to around $1.35 billion.
It is estimated that Māori exercise effective control of approximately 50% of the entire industry which now has an estimated resource value of NZ$3.97 billion. The significance of this conference and its ongoing success is a clear indicator that Māori are successful key players in the New Zealand seafood industry.
As is captured in this year’s conference theme, Māori are now looking to improve and expand into better off shore opportunities, so watch this space.
2010 "KOTAHITANGA – OFFSHORE FOR SURE. LET'S MAKE MORE NOT TAKE MORE."
WHO WILL ATTEND
Each year these conferences continue the trend of being fully subscribed with over 200 participants representing Iwi and industry players from throughout Aotearoa and internationally. All participants continue to indicate that they will return to the next conference, and tell others to do the same.
In 2010, we are confident that the maximum registration of 200 attendees will be fully subscribed prior to the conference beginning. This will include governance and management of every significant iwi seafood business in the country, as well as many non-iwi businesses.
Again a full cross section of the seafood industry will be represented as we present concepts and opportunities that meet the quintuple bottom line for Maori Fisheries - environmentally sustainable, culturally and socially sustainable, economically sustainable and politically sustainable.
Join us in welcoming the Lee Group that operates out of Europe, USA and Asia, as well as our pacific whanaunga. In keeping with previous successful conferences, the messages from our international speakers will be reinforced by a further line up of inspiring guest speakers and topics that reinforce the message “kotahitanga – Off Shore For Sure. Let’s make more not take more.”
We look forward to seeing you there.
2009 CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED!!!
The 2009 conference was designed to challenge and provoke thought, discussions and strategies to take control of issues Maori face domestically, and to take heed of the global economy, and to explore and pursue opportunities locally and internationally. The emphasis being on active participation and engagement is the point of difference between being in control or being controlled.
2008 DEEP, DOMESTIC and DOWN UNDER!!!
The 2008 conference built on the success of the 2007 conference with an equally impressive line-up of speakers and topics, coupled with both structured and informal opportunities for discussion, debate and networking.
The 2008 programme focused on the quintuple bottom line for Maori fisheries; it must be environmentally sustainable, culturally and socially sustainable and politically sustainable.
This year’s conference continues the unique focus on the broad range of interests Māori have in fisheries – environmental, cultural & social, economic and political – getting deep into the issues facing Maori domestically and hearing from our neighbours down under. It also provides an opportunity for service providers and non-Māori seafood businesses to mix with Māori in business and opinion leaders.
2007 KANOHI KI TE KANOHI – FACE TO FACE
Kanohi Ki Te Kanohi – Face to Face Conference 2007. Key issues and themes included, Shared Fisheries, the growing importance of aquaculture and its potential, kotahitanga amongst Iwi Māori, information sharing and globalisation: face to face, facing off and facing up to some tough challenges.
2006 TOROA TAI TOROA UTA – PLUME OF THE SEA PLUME OF THE LAND
The inaugural Te Mātau a Māui Conference in 2006 was the first Māori Fisheries Conference convened by iwi, for iwi. The theme of “Maintaining the Mauri of Tangaroa” – Māori operate across all activities of Tangaroa including Conservation, Recreation, Customary, Commercial and Aquaculture, was well received. Key issues and themes included, The Māori Physchology of Fishing, Foreshore and Seabed, A Māori Fishing Brand
