Ngāi Tahu Seafood is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation is the commercial arm of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, the tribal authority of Ngāi Tahu - the largest iwi (tribe) in Te Waipounamu (the South Island) of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The focus of Ngāi Tahu Seafood is on intergenerational investment, with profits from the business contributing to social and cultural programmes and economic empowerment for the over 80,000 registered members of Ngāi Tahu.
Ensuring future generations are provided for aligns with the Ngāi Tahu tribal vision:
Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei. For us and our children after us.
Our Products
Ngāi Tahu Seafood supplies the highest quality seafood to international and domestic markets, under the TAHU brand. Key species are kōura (rock lobster), pāua (abalone), tio (Bluff oysters), rāwaru (blue cod), and kōura rangi (scampi).
Ngāi Tahu Seafood continues the deep connection that Ngāi Tahu have had with the sea (moana) since our ancestors first voyaged to Aotearoa New Zealand in waka unua (double hulled canoes) more than 600 years ago.
“For many generations our people sustained a healthy living from land, bush, waterways and sea. They treasured and preserved what this vast area had to offer. Their environmentalism was second to none.” Rangimarie Te Maiharoa, Te Rūnanga o Waihao.
Our profound respect for the marine environment with a focus on sustainability and responsible behaviour, guides our practice in today’s commercial environment.
