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.
Direct from the legendary Chatham Island Food Co, we have their beautiful snap frozen goodness available to order.
Words from Chatham Island Food Co:
Our Chatham Island Blue Cod are snap-frozen at source to capture the superb flavour and texture of our champion fish. Each 1.7kg Box arrives freezer ready and filled with beautifully prepared fillets - skinless, boneless and layered for easy separation.
Included in the box:
Approx. 7-9 x fillets | Frozen
Beautiful Whole Pāua harvested from the Chatham Islands. Whole in the Shell and snap frozen shortly after catch to preserve quality.
Pāua have a unique flavour second to none, it’s salty and rich yet balanced with a subtle sweetness and a texture compared to Squid and Calamari. Sensational creamed or in fritters.
Also known as Abalone, Ormer, Bàoyú and Jeonbog.
Frozen | Thaw and enjoy | Various Sizing, price reflects 1 x Pāua
Delicious fresh pots of Chatham Gold - A true kiwi delicacy with a unique texture and flavour often described as a sum of all the flavours of the sea. Male roe is silkier, the female roe is slightly more grainy.
Fresh Chatham Island Food Co Kina - 150g pots
2 fresh 150g pots
Chatham Gold, melt in your mouth gems of the deep. These unique-tasting shellfish fatten and grow sweet a few days after a full moon. A prized local delicacy, Kina produces a magnificent roe that is traditionally eaten raw as sashimi, but can also be smoked, or used as a sauce to flavour dishes.
Fresh Kina pots by Chatham Island Food Co
Fresh | 150g
Chatham Gold, melt in your mouth gems of the deep. These unique-tasting shellfish fatten and grow sweet a few days after a full moon. A prized local delicacy, Kina produces a magnificent roe that is traditionally eaten raw as sashimi, but can also be smoked, or used as a sauce to flavour dishes.
Frozen Kina pot by Chatham Island Food Co
Frozen | 150g
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. This collaboration is a natural extension of that journey, built on trust, history and a shared commitment to doing things properly.
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
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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.
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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.
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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.