1. Indigenous (Maori) Food Innovation
Mr. Chris Karamea Insley
Facilitating Research and Innovation Co-
operation between Europe and New Zealand
2014 Study-tour
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2. $NZ billion Maori economy
is concentrated around the Primary (land and marine) food sectors
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3. New Zealand Food & Beverage Value chain
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4. Fishing – Aquaculture
Wild catch has fallen; direction over the next 15 years is unclear, but unlikely to be up!
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5. Wild catch – Future direction and volume
Wild catch has fallen; direction over the next 15 years is unclear, but unlikely to be up!
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6. Geothermal energy and food innovation
Our portfolio diversification strategy with Wageningen
• The only 100% Maori owned geothermal asset company in New Zealand
• 20% compound annual growth (10 years)
• Doubling production currently
• Food innovation a deliberate portfolio strategy
• $NZ500 million combined (with other tribes) balance sheet (large scale)
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7. Neutraceuticals
Waste streams from our large scale fish processing business
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8. New Zealand (Spirits)
Outside wine, the New Zealand beverage sector is primarily focused on production for domestic consumption;
however, exports are growing
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9. Neutraceuticals (Manuka honey and derivatives)
Maori have large tracts of land growing Manuka and accumulating significant capital for investment. What we
don’t have is the technology.
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10. What I want?
• To partner with leading European food innovators in food
processing
– Seafood (Aquaculture and Neutraceuticals)
– Red meat and dairying
– Crops and horticulture and Manuka honey and derivatives
• Existing food technologies (tech transfer)
– Greenhouse technologies
– Extend food freshness technologies
– Low CO2 food technologies
– Food bi-product technologies
• European food market (niche) connections
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