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Kono – New Zealand greenshell mussels

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Kono – New Zealand greenshell mussels

This is an advertisement for Kono, New Zealand greenshell mussels. Kono is owned by the Wakatu Incorporation in Nelson. The owners of the Wakatu Incorporation are descendants of the the Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Tama and Te Āti Awa tribes.

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Edward Ellison, Ngā haumi a iwi – Māori investment – Māori investment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/23126/kono-new-zealand-greenshell-mussels (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Edward Ellison, published 3 March 2010.