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What excellence looks like
If you and your whānau are exploring ways to develop or progress your whenua Māori, it can help to see what others have done with theirs. We’ve gathered examples of excellence together here, to help point you in the right direction for your whenua.
Parininihi ki Waitotara: strengthening ties to whānau and whenua
In the 1970s a collective of Māori landowners in Taranaki banded together to stop the proliferation of Māori land sales in their rohe and protect the land that was left. Determined to take control of their own destiny, they established the Parininihi ki Waitotara (PKW) Committee of Management in 1976 to represent the interests of landowners.
Matuaokore whānau connect with whenua to put the past to rights
The Matuaokore Ahu Whenua Trust is working to gain access to some of the few remaining blocks of Māori freehold land in the Gisborne area. The trust has not been able to develop their whenua because three of the land blocks, at the top of a hill overlooking Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, are locked between general land blocks.
Achieving success through kaitiakitanga
In 2009, 4 Taranaki ahu whenua trusts came together to form one large farm. 5 years later Te Rua O Te Moko Ltd. won the Ahuwhenua Trophy for excellence in dairy farming. A commitment to kaitiakitanga towards whānau and whenua steered the 4 trusts on their journey together.
Creating kiwifruit gold for Te Kaha landowners
Te Kaha Gold aims to accelerate whānau training and employment as it looks to expand its thriving kiwifruit business. The 6 East Coast ahu whenua trusts haven't looked back since collectively planting the first gold variety kiwifruit seedlings on their whenua 20 years ago.
