A new white paper, Unlocking the Potential of Seaweed Biostimulants in Agriculture for Plant and Soil Health, has been published by The Nature Conservancy, The World Bank and Hatch Blue. The report brings together expertise from leading scientists, economists and aquaculture specialists to provide a comprehensive assessment of the opportunities for seaweed biostimulants in sustainable agriculture.

Waikaitu Ltd is proud to announce the launch of SlugX™, an innovative new molluscicide developed to help growers protect valuable crops from slug and snail damage while supporting sustainable production systems. Recently registered in New Zealand, SlugX™ combines proven performance with a practical approach to modern crop protection.

First Seaweed Policy Symposium organised by ANZSA in Wellington was a great success. The ANZSA Policy Symposium 2026 brought together government officials, industry operators, researchers, iwi entities, and NGOs to ask one question: what is stopping seaweed moving from pilot to profit?

Waikaitu feature on CUT THE CROP!
Listen in to learn how you can reduce your synthetic Nitrogen input but maintain the yield!

Last week we had the privilege to attend New Zealand's first ever Blue Economy Innovation Summit organised by our newly formed blue economy cluster Moananui.

Harvest season is coming up and our harvest team is getting ready to remove the invasive seaweed from the mussel lines.

We did it! Waikaitu is now officially ISO9001 certified!

But what does this mean for our customers?

Waikaitu Celebrates its 10th Anniversary!

We want to thank all collaborators and clients for their support over the last 10 years and are looking forward to continuing working together for a balanced environment.

We welcome our new sales representative for the Canterbury Region, Lydia Gundry!

Listen to the interview our founder and CEO Alex Pressman gave to RNZ in which he remembers the very beginning of the company and what drove him to explore the benefits of seaweed.