Wakatū Incorporation has 120 hectares of land at Horoirangi available for this commercial development… more

The long-term strategy of Wakatū Incorporation is to add value and develop a range of new aquaculture species and products… more

The first step in the development of Horoirangi is the planned $6million upgrade of Cawthron Institute’s Research and Development and Education Campus

Wakatū Incorporation is a significant marine farm owner in Tasman Bay, Golden Bay and Marlborough Sounds.  

Recently the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries gave approval for Wakatū to farm green-lipped mussels in 770 hectares of Tasman Bay.   The pending new aquaculture legislation is expected to pave the way towards enabling Wakatū to diversify some of the water space into finfish and other species ...more

Wakatū Incorporation is responsible for vertically integrated investments in the mussel and crayfish industries.

Aotearoa Seafoods Ltd, the country's fourth-largest producer of greenshell mussels, is 100% owned by Wakatū Incorporation. 

Port Nicholson Fisheries is New Zealand’s largest independent processor of rock lobster (Jasus edwardü). The company’s extensive processing facilities, coupled with the most up-to-date technology, makes its catch desirable around the world.

Wakatū Incorporation has many food and beverage subsidiaries and KONO  is the brand that unites them in markets globally.

KONO encapsulates all that is great about the taste of 100% pure New Zealand food and wine.

Wakatū Incorporation has invested substantial resources to establish and develop an international market niche with a strong New Zealand indigenous brand.

Wakatū Incorporation is an efficient and flexible business, with vertically integrated investments across all its sectors, from research and development to farms to customers throughout the world.