Kono is an associated business of Wakatu Incorporation, a special entity rich in history and at the forefront of Maori enterprise.
Based in Nelson, our owners descend from the Maori tribes of – Ngati Koata, Ngati Rarua, Ngati Tama and Te Atiawa.
At Kono we utilise our assets of land and sea in a manner akin to the Maori values of our owners.
These values are: Manaakitanga, Kaitiakitanga, Rangatiratanga and Whanaungatanga.
Kono is a premium New Zealand food and beverage company. We employ over 300 staff, farm over 530 hectares of land and sea, and export to over 25 countries throughout the world.
We have three sectors:
Kono Beverages - wine
Kono Seafood - mussels, oysters and lobster
Kono Horticulture - apples, pears, kiwifruit and hops