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Welcome to FinestKind

Finestkind is a New Zealand company selling seafood and sourcing quota on behalf of independent owner operators and companies.  We are dedicated to returning the highest possible price to fishers and promoting the best quality product available.

It is an award winning company and values its suppliers, customers and position in the New Zealand seafood industry.

We are always available to discuss your quota and supply needs.

  • Quota/Ace Valuations
  • Quota Share Sales
  • Registered Exporter
  • Seafood Promotion

Donna Wells is the Chief Executive, owner and sole Director of Finestkind Limited which was established in December 2000.  Her commitment to and understanding of the fishing industry has enabled the development and growth of this successful company. It is a business built on extensive relationships and trust and relies on its repeat customers for it’s financial survival.

As the first NZ Director of WINSC (Australasian Women’s Industry Network Seafood Community) she describes her passion for fishing:

“I have chosen to stay and work in this industry because it’s what I know best. I have invested a lot in it and for me it’s about many things; self-employment, wearing all the hats, making it work. I enjoy the flexibility, challenges and opportunities this provides me and I have optimum commitment to it. If you have done business with me, I thank you for your support. There are good days and bad days, much like being at sea and times when you wonder why – but we’ve all been there. Working in the seafood industry gets in your blood – it’s more than a job. It’s a way of life. I am pleased and proud to be a part of the success story that is the fishing industry of New Zealand.”

Donna Bridges-Wells, 2011

Industry Awards

  • SFM, Best Supplier (Interstate or Overseas) Highly Commended, 2011
  • FishSAFE Safety Award 2009


Seafood Promotion
Representing local seafood suppliers Finestkind is a regular contributor at:

  • Wine Marlborough Festival, Runner Up Supreme Food and Wine Match, 2011
  • Wine Marlborough Festival, Winner Supreme Food & Wine Match, 2009
  • Kaikoura SEAFEST, Winner Best Seafood Item 2003 and 2009
  • Bluff Oyster Festival

 

The Latest News and Events

Salmon Farm Expansion PlansTue 8th May 2012, 6:51 p.m. Nelson businesses, the Seafood processing union and the citys mayor are firmly behind NZ King Salmons expansion plans saying they will result in increased downstream employment at a time when young people are leaving in droves. 2 May 2012 Salmon Farm... > > More
Partnership with Massey to further develop Maori fishingThu 29th Mar 2012, 2:47 p.m. Media release from Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd Aotearoa Fisheries Limited is the largest Maori-owned fisheries company and is the child of a unique pan-iwi agreement and the Maori Fisheries Act. Aotearoa Fisheries Limited joins forces with Massey University in the signing of... > > More
Outsourcing fishing observers role dangerousThu 29th Mar 2012, 2:43 p.m. Maritime Union of NZ General Secretary, Joe Fleetwood, said today that the government is vandalising the New Zealand fishing industry with plans to contract out the fishing observers for fishing vessels. Joe Fleetwood says the fishing industry is already awry with cowboy ship... > > More
Changes to fishing catch limits to take effectThu 29th Mar 2012, 2:39 p.m. Blue cod, bluenose and the portion of fish in your fish and chips should all benefit from changes to catch limits and other measures that come into effect on 1 May. The changes - which were announced by Government last September - are designed to support management of stocks of blue... > > More
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Conference 2012 Thu 29th Mar 2012, 2:34 p.m. The New Zealand Seafood Industry Conference 2012 will be held&in the Te Papa Museum in Wellington on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th of June 2012. Click here to visit the conference website. > > More
NZFCF Conference and Annual General Meeting 2012Thu 29th Mar 2012, 2:30 p.m. We are pleased to announce that this years annual New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fisherman Conference will be held in Timaru at Sopheze on the Bay in the Caroline Bay Tea Rooms on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 May. > > More
Greens urged to help find a solutionTue 20th Dec 2011, 7:38 p.m. The seafood industry urges the Greens to work with industry and government to collectively find the real reason for the decline in sea lion numbers. Like the Greens we are concerned about the decline in sea lion pup numbers but MAFs recent independent research is telling... > > More
Rescued fishermen praised for being preparedSun 18th Dec 2011, 10:30 a.m. The three fishermen rescued on Sunday morning after being forced to abandon their sinking boat off the Taranaki coast are being praised for doing everything right. A mayday call from the 17-metre fishing boat South Seas was issued just after 4am and the Taranaki Rescue helicopter... > > More
BREAKING NEWS: Fishing boat sinks off Taranaki Sun 18th Dec 2011, 10:25 a.m. Three people have been winched to safety by rescue helicopter after abandoning their fishing boat for a life raft in rough seas off Taranaki early today. The Rescue Co-ordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) received a Mayday call around 4.10am from a 17m fishing boat, advising that... > > More
NZ leads call for action on fisheries subsidiesSun 18th Dec 2011, 10:00 a.m. Trade Minister Tim Groser has led a call at the WTO's 8th Ministerial Conference in Geneva for urgent action to protect global fish stocks. New Zealand is coordinating a group of countries that includes Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Peru and the United States. > > More

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FOR SALE - Rig Fillets
Thu 21st Apr 2011, 5:14 p.m.
1.5T - 120 x 10 kg boxes available at $13.00 p/kg +GST Local market only. > > More

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Gemfish Gemfish

The silver gemfish or gemfish, Rexea solandri, is a snake mackerel of the genus Rexea, found in south eastern Australia and around New Zealand at depths of between 100 and 700 m. Its length is between 60 and 180 cm.

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