A family affair, from left Kelly, Ross, Janine and Georgia Dockery all play a role in running Aotea Marine Farms.
To the west of Pirongia, where the road gives way to harbour and tide, farming doesn’t always happen on land.
At Aotea Harbour, the Dockery family has quietly farmed the water since the 1980s – producing hundreds of tonnes of food from an area smaller than many Waikato paddocks.
It is a family affair for, Kelly, left, and Georgia Dockery who both play a role in running Aotea Marine Farms.
See: King Country Farmer, February 2026
See: Farming the harbour
