April 04, 2019
TPK steps up Ahuwhenua support
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Te Puni Kōkiri has become a platinum sponsor of the Ahuwhenua Trophy competiton for Māori farming excellence.
The first field day for this year's competition was held today, with the Ngāti Konohi Whāngārā Farms showing off what gives it the edge.
TPK chief executive Michelle Hippolite says the sponsorship is a chance to celebrate a farming heritage stretching back to the early year's of Tā Apirana Ngata's land development initiaitves.
"Ahuwhenua is a kaupapa that is important to the work we do in Te Puni Kōkiri, how we work alongside whānau and family trusts to realise the dreams that they have and to provide practical support," she says.
She's looking forward to next year, when for the first time the trophy will focus on Māori-owned horticulture ventures.
Whangara Farms is a partnership of three Māori Incorporations. In 2006, Whangara B5 and Pakarae A and Other Blocks formed the original partnership. In 2015, Tapuwae Whitiwhiti joined and Whangara Farms Partnership was established. This effectively brought the three major Incorporations of Ngāti Konohi back under one management system.
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