Otama Marere (Paengaroa North A5) Block in Paengaroa near the Bay of Plenty town of Te Puke has gone through a remarkable transition. The land was originally leased to the local golf club on a 60 year lease at two shillings and six pence per acre. When the lease on the 45.01 hectare block expired...
Ngai Tukairangi Trust is very large kiwifruit operation with one of its orchards, based at Matapihi, just a few kilometres from the centre of Tauranga city. Their land is on a peninsular and was originally used for dairy farming. Forty years ago, a number of family members who owned the dairy far...
The finalists in the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award 2020 have been announced. They are:
Brandon Darny Paora Ngamoki Cross, Ngai Tukairangi, Ngai Te Rangi, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Porou.
Brandon, 24, works as trainee Orchard Manager for the large kiwifruit orchard management and po...
The finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top horticultural enterprise were announced today at Parliament by the Minister for Māori Development, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta. The three finalists are:
- Hineora Orchard, Te Kaha 15B Ahu Whenua Trust; a Māori freehold land block located in the E...