He kai te rongoā, he rongoā te kai.
Food is medicine and medicine is food
425,000kg
Fish parts repurposed
3,830
Pick ups
8,236 hrs
Volunteer work
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
FILLETING FISH TO FEED WHĀNAU
The Outboard Boating Club of Auckland and the Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae has teamed up with LegaSea and the NZ Sport Fishing Council to develop The Kai Ika Project.
The Kai Ika Project utilises fish heads, frames and offal which were previously going to waste. Since September 2016 previously discarded fish parts have been collected and redistributed to families and community groups in South Auckland who value these fish parts and enjoy their sweet flesh.
In 2022, due to its popularity, and one particularly motivated man named Chris Jupp we established a satellite project in Wellington and are sharing kaimoana with the Porirua, Strathmore and Naenae communities.
Kai Ika Wellington
Kai Ika is now in Wellington!
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We offer filleting services at the Outboard Boating Club, Westhaven and for events.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to minimise our impact on the marine environment through better utilisation of our natural resources. We encourage giving respect to each and every fish harvested and ensure no part of the fish is wasted.
When we strip everything back to the bare necessity food insecurity is an environmental issue.
We aim to connect New Zealanders and encourage collaboration with outside communities through the appreciation of all parts of kai moana. We hope to adjust people’s perceptions that fish heads are actually a revered food source.
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- A decade of evolving community support
NZ Herald, October 2024. Good in the Hood has evolved and improved since launching in 2011. To grow young minds and help children succeed, sometimes you need to let them get their hands dirty. That’s something Michelle Turner has seen first-handContinue reading “A decade of evolving community support” - Sharing the bounty: The Kai Ika Project
AA Directions Magazine, Spring 2024 Chris Jupp spends his Thursdays elbow deep in fresh fish parts that might otherwise be bound for the bin. He fills bags, buckets and boxes with hundreds of kilos of fish heads and frames to distributeContinue reading “Sharing the bounty: The Kai Ika Project” - Demand for Kai Ika project soars, Woolworths gets on board
Stuff. On a Friday morning, Centre Park in Auckland’s Māngere is absolutely chocka with cars waiting for one thing… fish. It’s part of an an initiative called The Kai Ika Project, a collaboration between Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae, LegaSea, non-commercial and commercialContinue reading “Demand for Kai Ika project soars, Woolworths gets on board”
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