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On the photo: L-R: Lester White, Chair, The Proprietors of Tawapata South, Onenui Station; and Morris Pita, Co-Chair, Whangaroa Ngaiotonga Trust

The finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori sheep and beef farm were announced at a special function at Parliament today by the Minis...

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L-R: Nukuhia Hadfield, Chair Ahuwhenua Trophy; Jo Finer and Rob Macnab, NZIPIM; and Leigh Bason.

The search is on to find the top Māori sheep and beef farm with entries now open for the 2025 Ahuwhenua Trophy competition.

The competition is open to individual Māori farmers along with trusts and o...

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Wairarapa Moana ki Pouakani Incorporation (WMI) based at Mangakino in the central North Island is this year’s winner of the coveted Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori dairy farm.

The Minister for Māori Development, the Hon Tama Potaka made the announcement at an awards dinner in Hamilton attended...

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The winner of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award for Dairy is Ben Purua, of Tainui descent. Ben, 29, is the Farm Manager at Waimakariri Lands Ltd, near Tirau in the Waikato region which runs 540 cows.

The announcement was made by Dr Charlotte Severne, the Māori Trustee and Chief Executive of T...

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