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Story: Ngā haumi a iwi – Māori investment

Sealord trawler

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Sealord trawler

Rehua is a factory freezer trawler owned by Sealord. The Sealord company was purchased by the government as a partial settlement for Māori claims. Fisheries settlements have led to a significant Māori presence in the fishing industry in New Zealand.

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Edward Ellison, Ngā haumi a iwi – Māori investment – Fisheries and Treaty settlements, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/23133/sealord-trawler (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Edward Ellison, published 3 March 2010.