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