The Hauraki Gulf Forum is a statutory body charged with the promotion and facilitation of integrated management and the protection and enhancement of the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana / Te Moananui-ā-Toi.
The Forum has representation on behalf of the tangata whenua of the Hauraki Gulf and its islands, the Ministers of Conservation, Fisheries and Māori Development, and elected representatives from Auckland Council (including Aotea Great Barrier Island and Waiheke Island Local Boards), Waikato Regional Council, and the Waikato, Hauraki, Thames-Coromandel and Matamata-Piako District Councils.
Who we are
Ms Nicola MacDonald
Co-Chairperson - Tangata Whenua
Mayor Toby Adams
Hauraki District Council
Charmaine Bailie
Tangata Whenua
Cr Andrew Baker
Auckland Council
Andrew Baucke
Department of Conservation
Joe Davis
Tangata Whenua
Cr Christine Fletcher
Auckland Council
Terrence Hohneck
Tangata Whenua
Jacob Hore
Fisheries New Zealand
Cr Mike Lee
Auckland Council
Cr Kerrin Leoni
Auckland Council
Cr Warren Maher
Waikato Regional Council
Paul Majurey
Tangata Whenua
Martin Mariassouce
Te Puni Kōkiri, Ministry of Māori Development
Cr Paaniora Matatahi-Poutapu
Waikato District Council
Dean Ogilvie
Tangata Whenua
Mr Chris Olliver
Aotea Great Barrier Local Board (Auckland Council)
Ms Bianca Ranson
Waiheke Local Board (Auckland Council)
Cr James Sainsbury
Matamata-Piako District Council
Mayor Len Salt
Thames-Coromandel District Council
Cr Wayne Walker
Auckland Council
Our key documents
Our Governance Statement
Our Workplan 2020-2022
Briefing to Incoming Government
Valuing the Hauraki Gulf
Our Annual Reports
Other important documents
Contact our Executive Officer
Alex Rogers
eo [at] haurakigulfforum [dot] org [dot] nz