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


Valmaine Toki
Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board, Auckland Council

Terrence Hohneck
Tangata Whenua

Scott Milne
Ōrakei Local Board, Auckland Council

Paul Majurey
Tangata Whenua

Mayor Sandra Goudie
Thames-Coromandel District Council

Martin Mariassouce
Te Puni Kōkiri, Ministry of Māori Development

Joe Davis
Tangata Whenua

Jacob Hore
Fisheries New Zealand

Dean Ogilvie
Tangata Whenua

Cr Wayne Walker
Auckland Council

Cr Rob McGuire
Waikato District Council

Cr John Watson
Auckland Council

Cr Donna Arnold
Matamata-Piako District Council

Cr Denis Tegg
Waikato Regional Council

Cr Christine Fletcher
Auckland Council

Cr Phillip Buckthought
Hauraki District Council

Charmaine Bailie
Tangata Whenua

Cath Handley
Waiheke Local Board, Auckland Council

Andrew Baucke
Department of Conservation
Our key documents
Our Annual Reports
Other important documents
Contact our Executive Officer

Alex Rogers
eo [at] haurakigulfforum [dot] org [dot] nz