Omega innovations

Jordan Lawrence is about to take the leap into the big unknown – high school. But first he’s going to leap out of a plane. And with the help of the aquaculture-backed, Kiwi Can programme he has developed the life skills to take both in his […]

“Most of you don’t know me. I work on line two. I have AIDS. I was going to resign but I have decided to stay and help Volker change this company.” With those shyly spoken words in the board room […]

Q)Environmentalist, philanthropist, businessman, oyster farmer – you’ve been described as ‘possibly the busiest man in New Zealand’. How do you describe what you do? A) I regard myself as an environmentalist and a businessman. Environmental protectionism is something I’ve worked […]

The Minister for Primary Industries wants to hear your views on a proposal to amend the Marlborough Sounds resource management plan to enable relocation of up to six salmon farms. Relocation is being considered as a way to: ensure the […]

Working in an Opotiki convenience store or teaching scuba diving off a Thai beach? For Cassie Jones, 25, like most young locals, high school were drawing her away from her home town. But a burgeoning local mussel industry is changing […]

Mussel farming pioneer Rob Pooley has been recognised for 40 years of contribution to the industry, receiving the inaugural Seafood Stars Longstanding Service Award. The Seafood Stars awards were handed out at the Seafood New Zealand conference yesterday to reward innovation […]

Growing up on a 400 acre  wheat and barley farm north of  Adelaide, South Australia, Grant  Rosewarne never knew an old pet. “I think we had the world’s highest  concentration of brown snakes –  which is one of the world’s […]

The growing buzz around the  premium Ora King brand has helped the value of salmon exports to the USA double in just one year.  With the value of the industry’s chilled whole product sales into the USA rising 100% in […]

Giddy-Up! – it’s New Zealand’s first fast food mussel bar. The brainchild of Heith Cheeseman and Maxine Stephenson, Giddy -Up! is a tapas-style eatery on Manners Street in Wellington that serves up Greenshell mussels as the hero of their menu. […]

Q: You’re arguably one of our strongest advocates for New Zealand seafood – where does this passion come from? A: I don’t come from a commercial fishing family, but like almost every other kiwi, we do love to go out […]