June 13, 2022
Ahuwhenua finds young Maori farm talent
The finalists in the 2022 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award for sheep and beef have been announced.
They are:
Chloe Butcher-Herries (Ngāti Mahanga, Waikato-Tainui), an assistant farm manager at Newstead Farms in Puketapu, Napier;
Puhirere Te-Akainga Tamanui Tau, (Ngati Ira, Ngati Porou, Ngāpuhi), a shepherd working on Rototahi and Puatai Stations, Whangara Farms, located near Tolaga Bay;
and Rameka Eli Edwards (Ngāpuhi), the manager at Reon and Wendy Verry’s farms Puketitire and Waitete, in Te Kuiti.
The Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer award is designed to recognise up and coming young Māori in the pastoral and horticulture sectors.
Judge Aaron Hunt from Te Tumu Paeroa says over the past decade the award has brought to the fore some outstanding farmers who have gone on to become finalists and winners of other primary sector awards.
The winner will be announced at the awards dinner on Friday 21 October 2022 at the Pettigrew Green Arena in Taradale, Hawke’s Bay.