He kai te rongoā, he rongoā te kai.
Food is medicine and medicine is food
403,000kg
Fish parts repurposed
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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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- Cleaning streams and feeding crowds: the community groups strengthening Auckland
Published in The Spinoff. Auckland may be the largest city in Aotearoa, but it’s the small community-led organisations within it that make the city thrive. The Spinoff spoke to two council-funded organisations who are doing their bit. A similar nexus ofContinue reading “Cleaning streams and feeding crowds: the community groups strengthening Auckland” - Cans for Kai: Waste from consumerism now a community treasure
NZ Herald. LegaSea’s Kai Ika Project, in partnership with Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae, Westhaven Marina and Outboard Boating Club, is introducing a new fundraising initiative – Cans for Kai. The project, which has been steadily growing since 2016, is driven by theContinue reading “Cans for Kai: Waste from consumerism now a community treasure” - Fish tales: Kai Ika bringing fish heads to those that need (and want) them most
The Feed. With Aotearoa’s fish stocks under pressure from over-fishing, the way we consume fish becomes a vitally important issue. Many New Zealanders, particularly Pākehā, eat only the fillets of the fish and tend to discard those delicious and nutritious partsContinue reading “Fish tales: Kai Ika bringing fish heads to those that need (and want) them most”
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