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Iwi wants to buy Takitimu Seafoods site after $9m surplus recorded
In 2022-2023 it had a $2m deficit as Takitimu Seafoods collapsed, with 70 job losses.
Shelling out: How taxpayer spent $52m buying into a loss-making mussel farm
Shane Jones defends Crown investments into struggling Ōpōtiki aquaculture firm.
$22m wharf upgrade set to go ahead
A $21.95 million Coromandel wharf upgrade is set to go ahead.
Public funded commercial wharf is off limits to the public
A new $15 million wharf and floating pontoon in Thames is off limits to the public.
Coromandel links with Hauraki Gulf boosted by new marine precinct
The wharf development will help grow the local marine farming industry.
139 jobs lost as mussel processing plant in Tauranga set to close
The joint venture is 'unable to profitably process mussels in Tauranga'.
Marine development set to boost Coromandel aquaculture
The $15 million marine project could add up to 100 jobs to the district.
Sea farmers set their sights on a bigger bounty
Industry, iwi and government want to double Waikato aquaculture exports by 2044.
Tūrangi fish farmers start new aquaponic vegetable project
The new system will be used for education, and to feed the community.
Retail spending in Coromandel not keeping up with inflation
While visitor numbers were up, local infrastructure was put under severe pressure.
Fast-track bill: Shane Jones fires up over 'Nimbys' hobbling the economy
Aquaculture projects will be among the first in line for consents.
NZ King Salmon finally gets green light to farm fish in Cook Strait
NZ King Salmon has finally been given the go-ahead for Blue Endeavour.
Sanford directors jump ship, one cites shareholder actions
And a question emerges over a director's role as the interim CEO.
How Villa Maria's new owner plans to take brand to next level
Chief executive Duncan McFarlane says the business started to meet an 'insatiable demand'.
Rebuilding Better: What will NZ agriculture will look like, beyond commodities cycle?
What is New Zealand agriculture going to look like in the decades ahead?
Oyster season 'worst in 26 years'
Shucks - this is pretty bad news for fans of the seafood delicacy.
Christopher Niesche: Neobank Volt's exit a blow for all Aussie bank customers
Volt was one of a handful of neobanks promising to challenge the Big Four.
Ōpōtiki wins US contract for $400m greenshell mussels export
The company will start exporting its popular greenshell mussels (Whakatōhea kutai).
Our blue economy: Bay growing 'world-class' aquaculture industry
The eastern Bay, in particular, could become "a powerhouse" for New Zealand aquaculture.
Swimmers, boaties muscle out mussel farms in prime recreation spots
Marine farmers could be forced to move their operations further from shore.
Sealord $24m vessel forfeited for fishing breach
This comes after it was bottom trawling in a protected area almost two years ago.
How over-fishing is pushing these shark species to the brink
Reef sharks increasingly being fished to extinction, finds survey involving NZ scientist.
The tiny iwi that sold a dream and is reaping the awards
Whakatōhea Mussels' factory promises to create dozens more jobs in a boost for the town.
$19.8m kingfish farm for Bream Bay
The project could lead to a 3000-tonne operation with revenue estimated at $45m a year.
AgriSea growing on a diet of seaweed and science
AgriSea brews up a case for the commercial power of seaweed.
Pattrick Smellie: Deep ocean fish-farming comes a step closer
King Salmon announced plans for an offshore facility off the tip of the South Island.