Press & Media
Westfleet in the news.
A selection of New Zealand and international media coverage of Westfleet Seafoods, ranked from most recent.
15 November 2024
Overseas investment decision — Westfleet Seafoods Limited (Case 202400081)
LINZ — Toitū Te Whenua
Official decision noting Westfleet as a vertically integrated NZ fishing company with quota, wharf facilities, processing capacity and a long history of fishing off the West Coast.
Read article23 February 2024
NZ First's fisheries donations laid bare
Newsroom
Westfleet named among industry voices in coverage of fisheries-sector political donations and policy influence.
Read article14 February 2024
Minister reviews cameras on fishing boats — a key donor's ask
Newsroom
Westfleet chief executive Craig Boote interviewed on on-board camera regulation and crew privacy concerns.
Read article24 October 2023
Westfleet's new fishing boat crosses the Grey River bar
Greymouth Star
Video coverage of new longline vessel Te Rūnanga arriving over the Grey River bar into Greymouth.
Read articleAugust 2023
VESSEL REVIEW | Te Rūnanga — New Zealand's Westfleet welcomes Southern Ocean ling catcher
Baird Maritime
International vessel review of Te Rūnanga, Westfleet's purpose-built Southern Ocean longliner.
Read article14 June 2023
Greymouth fishing company loses boat to Crown
Greymouth Star
Local report on the forfeiture of the trawler Tasman Viking following coral-reporting failures.
Read article13 June 2023
Fishing company fined $70,000, loses boat over reporting failures
RNZ
RNZ business desk report on the court outcome and penalty for failing to report coral bycatch.
Read article13 June 2023
Greymouth fishing company Westfleet loses multi-million dollar trawler for coral weighing 'less than half a pound of butter'
NZ Herald
National coverage of the Tasman Viking case, in which the 320-tonne trawler was forfeited to the Crown.
Read articleSeptember 2022
Westfleet Seafoods to add new longliner
Maritime Propulsion
International maritime trade press on Westfleet's investment in a new longline vessel and its sustainability reputation.
Read article17 March 2021
New $6m longline vessel for Westfleet will lead to creation of 25 jobs
Otago Daily Times
Coverage of the Sealord joint-venture investment in a new longliner, expected to create up to 25 long-term Greymouth jobs.
Read article3 June 2020
Overseas investment decision — Westfleet Seafoods Limited (Case 201900333)
LINZ — Toitū Te Whenua
Decision noting Westfleet's acquisition of additional quota and ACE, with 108 staff and five vessels at the time.
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