Indigenising the blue economy: A case study of Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri

The focus of the case study was to explore the aims of the Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust and uri (descendants) of Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri within the three main themes of Indigenising the blue economy, being pāhekoheko (integration) – quota system, auahatanga (differentiation) – future enterprises and leveraging existing economies, and whakatautika (balance) – stocktake of wāhi tapu and marine reserve sites.