Chatham Island Food Co
A curated selection from Chatham Island Food Co, showcasing some of the most sought-after seafood in New Zealand. From their iconic Chatham Blue Cod, Kina and Paua each product reflects the quality and care behind every catch.
Produced by a small family business working alongside local fishermen, this range supports the remote island community nearly 800km from mainland New Zealand, where the ocean dictates the pace of life and every catch is hard-earned.
Small-scale harvests and a remote location mean supply is often challenged. What is available is carefully handled, consistently premium and well worth securing while you can.
Wild-caught around the Chatham Islands and frozen shortly after harvest to lock in peak condition. Available as premium fillets in a 1.7kg box - known for its clean flavour, firm texture and perfect flake.
Produced by a small, family-run business ran by Delwyn and Gigi Tuanui, working alongside local fishermen, this range supports a tight-knit island community where fishing is a way of life - not just an industry.
Carefully caught in the cold, wild waters of the Chatham Islands, where strong swells and isolation shape every haul. Using selective methods like pot fishing and free-diving, making sure to harvest only what’s needed. Each catch reflects a slower, more deliberate approach - producing premium seafood like iconic Chatham Blue, Kina, and Paua.
800km from mainland New Zealand, the Chatham Islands sit on the edge of the Southern Ocean, where wild winds, powerful swells and isolation shape everyday life. Here, cold southern and warmer northern currents meet to create rare, nutrient-rich waters - producing seafood with exceptional flavour. It’s a remote, tightly connected community where fishing is done with care, using selective methods to protect the ocean for generations to come.
Perched on the edge of the Chatham Islands, this small, purpose-built facility produces seafood of world-class standard - with every catch handled with precision and prepared close to source to preserve its natural, exceptional quality.
A Partnership Years in the Making
Long before this collaboration, Saltwater Seafoods director Marcus and Chatham Island Food Co director Delwyn were schoolboys at Lindisfarne College - a world away from the Chatham Islands for Delwyn, who arrived as a boarder on his own. What began as a shared connection through fishing quickly grew into a lifelong friendship, with the Marcus’ family taking Delwyn under their wing.
That shared passion carried them further afield, spending years in Australia working within the iconic Sydney Fish Market and Melbourne, gaining invaluable hands-on experience, sharpening their knowledge and developing a deep respect for quality seafood from catch to customer.
Both eventually returned home to New Zealand, bringing with them the skills, perspective and drive to build something of their own grounded in the same values they started with.
For us at Saltwater Seafoods, it’s about supporting a small, hardworking operation and bringing their exceptional Chatham Islands product into our range - offering our customers access to some of the best seafood New Zealand has to offer.
Chatham Island Food Co x Saltwater Seafoods FAQ's
From the remote Chatham Islands
Located over 800km east of mainland New Zealand, the Chatham Islands are one of the most isolated fishing regions in the country. The cold, nutrient-rich waters produce exceptional seafood harvested in small volumes and shaped by some of the harshest conditions in the South Pacific.
The fishery is wild, remote and carefully preserved.
Why this seafood is different
Caught in small volumes using selective methods, then processed and frozen shortly after harvest to lock in quality.
At the centre is Chatham Blue Cod for it’s firm, clean white flesh with a delicate sweetness and signature flake, consistently setting it apart.
Produced by a small, family-run business working with local fishermen, this is the team behind the iconic Chatham Blue Cod loved across New Zealand - supporting the island community while delivering seafood that stands out for its purity and consistency.
A partnership built on trust
This collaboration brings together Chatham Island Food Co and Saltwater Seafoods through a long-standing relationship between directors Delwyn and Marcus - childhood friends with a shared respect for delivering quality seafood.
Built on trust and aligned standards, this partnership makes it possible to share Chatham Islands kaimoana more widely across New Zealand, while staying true to the way it’s caught, handled, and valued.
Same source. Same people. Same high standard - just more accessible.