
Tena Koutou Katoa
Our 6th Annual Maori Fisheries Conference 2011 has finally come to an end. Commendations have been free flowing from all those who attended. The circulated surveys have been highly successful in securing excellent positive comment and advice on improvement for future planning.
All indications are that industry has once again benefited from this gathering and that intersectoral gain is a positive side effect with discussions being held around growth and expansion in the areas of education and leadership development.



Thank you to Aotearoa Fisheries Limited, Sealord Group Limited and Te Ohu Kaimoana who all played an integral part to the staging of this years' event. Their presence was evident thoughout the programme with copies of presentations being requested on mass.
Thanks are extended to; Oceanlaw, Leigh Fisheries Limited, Leigh Lobster Limited, ANZ, Ngai Tahu Seafoods Limited, Kahungunu Asset Holding Company, GROW Advertising & Design, Awarua, Te Wai Pounamu Maori Heritage Centre, Rutherford Hotel Nelson and Tohu Wines.
A "big" thank you to all Guest Speakers who assisted in forming a programme that was well received. Special thanks are extended to Mr Mark Burdass of Nelson Institute of Technology for filling a session at very short notice. Comment to date has been favourable with the only predominant request being to focus more on quality than the quantity of the speakers engaged and to allow more time for question and answer sessions.
Presentations were provided by most speakers. There was a core group of speakers who did not provide electronic copies - we are currently pursuing these individuals to obtains their notes and/or speech in writing. Once these are obtained we make them available to you all on this website....so watch this space.
Presentation by Derek Lardelli for Sealord Group Limited
The Presentation by Derek Lardelli, although presented at this conference, is currently deemed incomplete in its current state and will not be made available to conference delegates until such time that the Sealord Group Limited Board, in partnership with Mr Lardelli, approves it for public release.
We will notify you via this website and by panui advice when this has been done.