Individually Hand Selected Pure NZ Kelp

P&S Seaweed Harvesters

We’re harvesters and suppliers of organically produced top quality wild harvest seaweeds from pristine rural coastal waters predominately Ecklonia Radiata a laminarian seaweed species, which is a member of the brown kelp family native to NZ.

We are a small family business, locally owned and operate from our whanau (Family) land in Waihau bay on the East coast of the north Island along SH35. We are from Te-Whanau-A-Apanui and Ngati Porou iwi (Tribe).

We operate pursuant to a fishing permit and a (LFR) license to receive and sell seaweed issued under the authority of (MPI) Ministry of primary Industries and commercial fishing activities are administrated by Fish serve. We attain a certificate of achievement food act 2014 and food regulations 2015 for food safety, suitability and are working towards NP2. We also purchase seaweeds and offer opportunities to other local coasties that would like to make some money from seaweed without all the extra collecting costs involved.

Our products supply consumers, manufactures of seaweed based products and retail specialist companies passionate about nourishing people and our planet from seaweeds. We believe our seaweed offers a myriad of health benefits that are just too good to ignore for you, your pets and your Whenua (Land).

"Ecklonia Radiata is a multiceller organism belonging to the class Phaeophyceae, it’s a rich nutritional marine algae source with unique constitutes for supporting health, soil and for human consumption. It is a large macro-algae brown kelp native to NZ and can grow up to 1.5m high, it attaches it self to reef structures from it’s hold fast claw like base with a stipe and leafy golden fronds. Identifying quality in Ecklonia when it is fresh it has a golden brown appearance and when it is dry it is jet black and can have a white powder coating of Umami a Amino Acid called Glutamine with a caramelized/malty smell of the sea."

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Our Collection Process

Our Vision

Its has remained the same for 20 years

Our Mission

Our mission to create full time, long term sustainable employment for ourselves, our whanau and our community.

P&S Goal

Our Goal is as a natural progression of our existing beach cast business is to pioneer our established innovative regenerative under water kelp farm that is economical, ecologically sustainable for future generations.

Our Motto

Our Motto Hold fast to your dreams.