About Us
Our names are Paul Houston and Simone Rankin owners of East Coast Seaweeds NZ Ltd, currently trading as P&S Seaweed Harvesters and have been established for 20 years.
Our names are Paul Houston and Simone Rankin owners of East Coast Seaweeds NZ Ltd, currently trading as P&S Seaweed Harvesters and have been established for 20 years.
Due to being impacted through covid P&S is expanding the business to gain Market diversity, adding value, create employment and potential opportunities for our local schools to be involved through gateway programme and fundraiser opportunities.
Our business is a family affair, our kids have been raised on the beach eating and playing with seaweeds and have worked in the business from a young age, still today they their partners, our whanau and friends help out in the business when they can.
As well as creating our own employment initiatives from wild harvest seaweeds we have been able to open opportunities for other families living in rural coastal communities to collect seaweed using our beach cast permit and have done so for the last 18 years. We have been fortunate to meet some awesome whanau that joined our team of East Coast Seaweed Collectors throughout the years.
Owner / Operator P&S Seaweed Harvesters
Paul Houston is from Te-Whanau-A-Apanui iwi (Tribe), born and raised in Waihau Bay on the East coast of the north island of NZ.
He has 28 years experience in the fishing industry - 8 yrs as a tuna long liner and 20 yrs working and managing a local team of contractors undergoing investigative research studies, creating robust wild harvesting protocols and fabricating equipment to harvest Ecklonia Radiata Seaweed, concomitant with developing his own seaweed business from NZ beach cast seaweeds with his wife Simone Rankin who are equally passionate about contributing to the success and growth of the NZ seaweed industry with the vision and goal to open long term locally owned sustainable employment along the East Coast of NZ.
Owner / Operator P&S Seaweed Harvesters
Simone Rankin is from Te-Whanau-A-Apanui and Ngati Porou iwi (Tribe) from the East Coast of the north island of NZ. Where she is currently working and developing her own locally owned seaweed business from beach cast seaweeds with her husband Paul Houston.
Simone has a certificate in business management, she has worked in management roles for 30 years throughout NZ in sales and marketing, accounts and co owner of 2 companies.
Simone is committed to establishing a long term sustainable seaweed business in Waihau Bay that will benefit and generate more employment opportunities for the people and next generations of Te-Whanau-A-Apanui and Ngati Porou locals.
This can be achieved through the success of Short Term and Long Term Aspirations:-
SHORT TERM ASPIRATIONS - To gain food certifications to target higher value markets and product development for by-products.
LONG TERM ASPIRATIONS - To manage and work the micro underwater rotational kelp farm that was established during the 9 year research harvesting project we conducted.
Seeking Funding and Assistance to help us achieve our business aspirations.
