Tapuika Oranga Ake (TOA) is the Mandated Iwi Organization (MIO) and Iwi Aquaculture Organization (IAO) under the Maori Fisheries Act 2004. This means that the Tapuika fisheries settlement assets (being income shares in Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd and fisheries settlement
quota) are held by the Tapuika Oranga Ake. These assets were transferred out from Te Arawa Fisheries where we were initially part of the collective

In addition, the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 provides Iwi Aquaculture Organizations with 20% of all new aquaculture space created from 1 January 2005. The settlement also provides iwi with the equivalent of 20% of existing aquaculture space (called “pre-commencement space”) created between 21 September 1992 - 31 December 2004.

TOA as an IAO will be entitled to a portion of both the new aquaculture space and existing aquaculture space and/or the pre-commencement space allocated to all IAO in the Bay of Plenty.  

TOA is the charitable arm of the iwi and was renamed from Tapuika Fisheries trust in 2022

The Fisheries Trust is also currently involved in the discussions with BOP IAO in relation to the formula for the distribution of existing and new aquaculture space in the Bay of Plenty.

Trustees are elected for a term of 3 years and TOA Trustees are automatically elected to Tapuika Iwi Authority (TIA).

The current trustees are:

Ngāti Tuheke: Daniel Nathan, Jo'el Komene

Ngāti Moko: Hori Ahomiro, Ashley Biel

Ngāti Marukukere: Raiha Biel, Vance Skudder

Ngāti Kuri: Tarnisha McNeill, Pia Callaghan

Northern Taurahere Trustee: VACANT

Central North Island Taurahere Trustee: VACANT

South Island Taurahere Trustee: Katie Le Roux

Tapuika Oranga Ake is run parallel with Tapuika Iwi Authority and has the same operational staff