LAND RETURN A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION The return of whenua to Taranaki Māori has seen a Parininihi ki Waitotara (PKW) dairy farm almost double in size, promising a rise in production levels next year and increased profitability moving forward
The organisation took the opportunity to purchase 75 hectares of land next to Farm 2, a 330-cow 100-hectare dairy operation in Ohāngai, South Taranaki, when it became available under the ‘first right of refusal’ process.
Newly acquisitioned land PKW existing Farm 2
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“It is always a cause for celebration when we can bring ancestral land back under our management and it is even more satisfying that we are going to be able to easily integrate it into an exisiting operation,” says Shane Miles, PKW General Manager
Ahuwhenua. “It makes so much sense from an investment perspective if we can use exisiting infrastructure to bring this block of whenua into maximum production output, and drive increased profitability.”
