Airport Karewa 21 km north of Waitangi Industries Farming and Fishing. There are about 60 fishing vessels operating in the Chathams, who land fish into the Fish Processing Factories at Port Hutt, Waitangi, Kaingaroa and Owenga. Crayfish, wetfish, kina and scallops are processed and exported. The fish is either flow to New Zealand or shipped. There are about 60 farmers including part time farmers on the Chathams and 7 farmers on Pitt Island.
MOst farmers run sheep and some cattle.
THe sheep and cattle are now being shipped to New Zealand for export. Wool is also shipped to New Zealand and sold by various wool brokers. The wildlife on the Chathams is of great interest because of the number and variety of birds found there, even though these have declined since the Islands were colonised and farming developed. Eighteen species of birds are unique to the Islands, where numerous species of common birds are also found. All but a few of the antive birds on the Islands are protected.