Ōnuku Rūnanga, Ceres Organics and Premium Seas

Turning invasive seaweeds into regenerative food ingredient

Ōnuku Rūnanga, Premium Seas and Ceres Organics are working together to turn invasive seaweeds found in Akaroa Harbour into a regenerative food ingredient.The Māori-led pilot will convert invasive wakame into a certified, export-ready, organically certified food ingredient. Learn more about the journey:

• A new purpose for Akaroa’s seaweed pest (7 October 2026)

• Canterbury rūnanga turning marine pest into business opportunity (22 October 2026)

• Akaroa Harbour invasive seaweed harvested for export as wakame(23 October 2026)

• Canterbury’s sea pest is becoming someone’s export margin (22 October 2026)