Mana Moana : Nga Urungi o Te Ohu Kaimoana Toitu mo Anamata / Navigators of Sustainable Fisheries for the Future

The remarkable story of Māori fishing – from Polynesian navigators to contemporary business. 

From the arrival of Māori in Aotearoa to the present day, kaimoana has always been integral to Māori identity – a vital source of sustenance and mana for hapu and iwi, shaping the Māori economy and culture. Mana Moana chronicles Maori fisheries in Aotearoa, linking ancient purakau of Polynesian navigators to contemporary issues of sustainability and economic development. It introduces readers to pre-colonial fishing methods, inter-tribal trade routes, and accounts from early European explorers who marvelled at Māori fishing prowess. The book goes on to chronicle the enduring struggle for Māori fishing rights, the 1992 Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Settlement, and the creation of Aotearoa Fisheries Limited, now Moana New Zealand. Owned by fifty-eight iwi shareholders,

Moana New Zealand is a unique business guided by te ao Maori values and committed to both commercial success and sustainability. Weaving together history, matauranga, business, and politics, Mana Moana offers readers deep insight into Maori fisheries and the realisation of mana Maori within a large-scale commercial enterprise.

Carla Houkamau (Te Whanau o Tuwhakairiora – Ngati Porou, Ngati Kere – Ngati Kahungunu, Kati Hateatea ki Moeraki – Kai Tahu), who has written the English text, is a professor in the Department of Management and International Business, and the deputy dean for the Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau. Raised in central Hawke’s Bay, Carla grew up in a large whanau of hunters, divers, and fishers. Her academic work includes over eighty publications, spanning journal articles, conference papers, and commissioned reports. Of both Maori and Pakeha descent, Carla has a deep personal interest in the history of Maori–Pakeha relations.

Robert Pouwhare (Ngai Tuhoe), who has written the reo Maori text, is a professional teaching fellow at the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau. Robert has spent a lifetime advancing te reo Maori – through his work in Maori television, his PhD dissertation which focuses on nga purakau mo Maui – the Maui narratives, and his role at Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori (the Maori Language Commission), where he trains and certifies translators and interpreters.