Whenua Magazine - Issue 38

HE RAUKURA SPECIAL EDITION

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KA OTI Ā RARO HUI Ā TAU 2021

MAINTAINING THE FOUNDATION OF RESILIENCY

KIA PUTA AI KI WAHO NAU MAI E NGĀ HUA O TE MIRAKA HIPI MILKING THE POTENTIAL OF MIRAKA HIPI

KA OTI Ā RUNGA TE RAU MANO PUTIPUTI MŌ TE IWI THE LEGACY OF HINERANGI RAUMATI -TU’UA

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6 6 KA OTI Ā RUNGA - TE RAU MANO PUTIPUTI MŌ TE IWI THE LEGACY OF HINERANGI RAUMATI -TU’UA For 15 years Hinerangi, who stepped down from the position of Chair, and the Board, at the last AGM, has led the Incorporation and her tenure has helped shape the organisation into the successful Māori business it is today - but this is not the only legacy she has left behind.

12 POU HINERANGI A taonga commissioned by PKW as a token of appreciation to Hinerangi Raumati-Tu’ua.

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13 13 KA OTI Ā RARO - HUI Ā TAU 2021 MAINTAINING THE FOUNDATION OF RESILIENCY The 2020/21 Annual General Meeting reported positive results for the Incorporation across all its activities.

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16 16 KIA PUTA AI KI WAHO - NAU MAI E NGĀ HUA O TE MIRAKA HIPI MILKING THE POTENTIAL OF MIRAKA HIPI The launch of an exciting new venture represents further diversity for the PKW investment portfolio that holds huge potential for the future.

19 19 WHAKATŌ I TE MOURI KŌRERO, KA WHAKAPŪĀWAI I TE MOURI TANGATA Ka tatū mai ko rau tangata ora ki te whakakaupapa i te kotahitanga ki runga i a whenua ūkaipō ki runga i te whenua taurikura o Waitokorau me Koetuku

NGĀ PĀNUI PKW HALF-YEARLY AGM 10am on Saturday, 7 May 2022 Virtual hui, streamed live online Full details on page 5.

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TE RAU KARERE EDITORIAL

“ OUR STRATEGIC APPROACH HAS SERVED US WELL BY PROVIDING A DEEP-SEATED FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD, AND A ROAD MAP TO NEGOTIATING THE TWISTS AND TURNS THAT CHANGE HAS CAUSED.”

‘Ka whati te tī, ka wana te tī, ka rito te tī’ - Resistance, Resiliency, Reconnection. I feel that this has never been more true than over the last 24 months, and will continue to remain so for some time to come.

With change comes uncertainty, the biggest challenge for any business regardless of sector, and one measure of success is the way an organisation meets that uncertainty.

PKW has long shown its capacity for resilience and the capability to not only survive but thrive. We have done this by knowing who we are and what our kaupapa is, what path we must follow to deliver the outcomes we work toward for our shareholders and wider whānau, and by facing the challenges that come our way with calm determination and strength.

Our strategic approach has served us well by providing a deep-seated foundation on which to build, and a road map for negotiating the twists and turns that change has

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caused. It gives us both the strength and resilience we need to continue our journey, while providing the flexibility and agility to respond to opportunities and avoid risk.

Wherever we stand in this organisation, we can all be sure that we are working together, sharing our long-term, generational perspective of providing sustainable and meaningful business outcomes for all Taranaki Māori, whatever change may bring.

We hope you enjoy this special issue of Whenua which includes three feature articles that provide a more in depth focus following the theme ka oti ā runga, ka oti ā raro, kia puta ai ki waho.

Ngā mihi Warwick Tauwhare-George Te Rau Matomato Chief Executive Officer

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Editor Warwick Tauwhare-George Deputy Editor Puna Wano-Bryant Creative Direction Sheree Anaru Photography Quentin Bedwell Graphic Design Dave Pope Illustration Dez Dromgool, Ngāneko Eriwata CONTRIBUTORS

Polly Catlin-Maybury Tonga Karena

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PARININIHI KI WAITŌTARA INCORPORATION HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the half-yearly general meeting of Shareholders will be held virtually and streamed live online on Saturday 7 May, 2022.

Please enter this link to register https://auaha.swoogo.com/pkw2022 You will receive instructions to download the ACE Event App. Access to the online platform will require an internet capable, tablet or computer.

Registrations will close off at 10am on Friday 6 May, 2022.

9.30am 10.00am

Virtual Meeting Opens Meeting Commences

BUSINESS: • Apologies • Confirmation of minutes of 2021 Half Yearly General Meeting • Presentation on performance to 31 December 2021 • General Business

PARININIHI KI WAITŌTARA TRUST HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the half-yearly general meeting of Beneficiaries (also to be held virtually) will be held immediately following the meeting of the PKW Incorporation.

BUSINESS: • Apologies • Confirmation of minutes of 2021 Half Yearly General Meeting • Presentation on performance to 31 December 2021 • General Business

Warwick Tauwhare-George SECRETARY

If you have any questions about registering for the hui, please contact PKW by phone: 0800 759 462 or email: office@pkw.co.nz

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KA OTI Ā RUNGA – TE RAU MANO PUTIPUTI MŌ TE IWI THE LEGACY OF HINERANGI RAUMATI-TU’UA

Hinerangi Raumati -Tu’ua may no longer sit at the head of Te Rau Rengarenga o Parininihi ki Waitōtara Board table, but the legacy she has left behind will resonate for far longer than the 15 years she gave to the Incorporation.

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From the day she was elected as the first wahine to sit on the PKW Committee of Management, Hinerangi has brought a calm determination to her governance mahi - always putting her people to the forefront of any decision-making and never forgetting the vision and intention of her tūpuna.

“She has helped us to ensure we never lose sight of who we are and the journey we, and those before us, have travelled to get to this point,” says Dion Tuuta, who has taken over the legacy Hinerangi has left as Chair of the PKW Committee of Management.

“The ability to determine our future as individuals and as whānau is a right that the very first Committee of Management fought for, and that sense of unshakable belief in the kaupapa we have at PKW has certainly passed down the generations to Hinerangi, who has instilled it in others in her time of service.”

Hinerangi was elected to the PKW Board in 2006, having already made her mark rising to the position of Chief Financial Officer of Tainui Group Holdings Ltd, a place at the trustees table of Trust Waikato, and then as chair of the investment sub-committee responsible for the management of a $200m asset base in 2001.

Hinerangi has always joked that she was a Taranaki girl raised in the Waikato, so it should have been no surprise that her involvement in PKW’s affairs was to become such a central part of her life for so many years.

Her appointment to the Board was the first of many first’s for her - she says one of the highlights of her time in governance was the ability to be able to appoint a general manager, the first management role going to Dion Tuuta.

“It seems a long time ago, but it changed how the incorporation was managed. It made such a big difference to how we were perceived. To me his appointment was a real game changer for PKW and everything that flowed after that,” she said.

Top: An image from Whenua Magazine in 2011.

Right: Hinerangi at the formal opening of Farm 7 in July 2012, after lease acquisitions brought together 5 separate properties (and recently a further 6th parcel) into one significant land block in South Taranaki.

Far Right: Headline in Issue 21 of the original Whenua publication (March 2007), after Hinerangi’s appointment to the Board in 2006.

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“ She has always been clear that Parininihi ki Waitōtara was about developing people, and I have been the beneficiary of that wisdom, and so I have taken that lesson and try to hand that on too.”

Dion Tuuta

A deep empathy and love for the people and the wider tribal collective has been the driver for the development and growth the organisation has experienced under her firm but fair leadership and dedication to her mahi.

“I think there might be a perception of her as an accountant, but my experience of Hinerangi is that for her the numbers are just an enabler for helping people, and she really cares about people,” says Dion.

“She has always been clear that Parininihi ki Waitōtara was about developing people, and I have been the beneficiary of that wisdom, and so I have taken that lesson and try to hand that on too.”

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“ It’s my belief that Hinerangi has all the hallmarks of being one of New Zealand’s great leaders – not just for Māori but for all New Zealanders...”

Warwick Tauwhare-George

One example of this is the ability to build strong partnerships with other Iwi and Māori organisations to collectively leverage assets and resources for the benefit of all - an aspect of the business that Hinerangi takes pride in.

“It was something that had been discussed for nearly twenty years, so it is really good to say, well actually, we are doing it and we are really good at it,” she says.

She has also overseen the development of Te Ara Putanga, the innovative kaupapa evaluation tool that not only creates the framework that PKW uses to measure performance, but provides an outcomes pathway that ensures the Incorporation stays true to its core vision and values where the dollar bottom line is not the only indicator of success.

“To me it’s been a real breakthrough. I use it as an example to other Māori entities as to how you can create a model where you aren’t focused just on the financial results.

Though they are important it’s not what everyone wants.

Instead, they (Te Rau Titikura / shareholders) want us to show how we are creating other benefits and outcomes through the business.”

For Warwick Tauwhare-George, PKW’s Te Rau Matomato/ Chief Executive Officer, this is another example of Hinerangi’s commitment to her people on many different levels.

“It’s my belief that Hinerangi has all the hallmarks of being one of New Zealand’s great leaders - not just for Māori but for all New Zealanders - in terms of her vision, her ability to connect with others and her skill in bringing people in, to help them find their place and enable them to continue the mahi she knows needs to be done,” he says.

“She has many strengths, but I feel that perhaps her greatest is her deep understanding of who she is as a person, the value she places on her whakapapa, and how she brings that to the roles she holds, to the people she serves.”

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Hinerangi not only stands as a leader for her people, but as one who has spent most of her career sitting at a table of men, ensuring that the voice of wāhine Māori is heard.

“She is a wahine that our young kōtiro can look up to, and take strength from, that there is a place for them at the

governance tables for our people, and that their voices

should be heard,” says Jacqui King, Te Rau Whakapuāwai/ Head of Corporate Services.

“I believe that she has been, and will continue to be, a

catalyst for the diversity of thinking that is fundamental to the way we need to grow as a culture as we continue to

take back control of our future, and that of the generations to come.”

Top left: Hinerangi at the PKW 2018 AGM held at Owae Marae.

Top right: PKW’s 2017 AGM. Right: Behind every pou is a supportive whānau. Hinerangi with her husband Lala Tu’ua, their son Naotala, and tamaiti mokopuna.

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POU HINERANGI As a token of appreciation, PKW commissioned a taonga to capture some of the essence of Hinerangi’s contribution and her enduring impact on the PKW whānau. They were honoured to have one of their own Toi Māori artists accept the commission - Bonita Bigham (Ngāruahine, Te Ātiawa), a previous Te Rau Matatau / PKW Trust scholar and Rau Titikura / shareholder whanaunga, who is also a talented weaver of the traditional raranga process. Bonita’s work, and the whakamārama of the taonga, aptly articulates the appreciation and respect for Hinerangi’s leadership.

The name of the tarapouahi / shawl woven and gifted to Hinerangi is ‘Pou Hinerangi’ reflecting the dominant pattern, pouhine, the female equivalent of (not inferior to) poutama, and the fact that Hinerangi has been the pou/centre pole of Parininihi ki Waitōtara for a decade.

The tāniko pattern consists of three tapatoru/triangles each containing 15 separate tapatoru recognising her 15 years of service to the Incorporation, ten years as chair and five as a board member.

The tapatoru on each end represent her mounga, Taranaki and Taupiri, with the middle tapatoru representing Parininihi ki Waitōtara. Taken together, all three reflect the essential elements of the Incorporation - governance, operations and uri - and the strength they give to the organisation and its people as a whole. They can’t and don’t exist without each other.

The māwhitiwhiti / cross patterns throughout the tāniko represent us all, Hinerangi’s whānau whānui. The huruhuru manu / bird feathers are from a juvenile toroā / albatross, he manu tapu, he manu rongonui / a sacred and significant native bird. The toroā is a reflection of the growth of Parininihi ki Waitōtara during Hinerangi’s time and exemplary leadership - the process of learning, experimenting, collaborating and spreading its wings, diversifying and collaborating again.

This tarapouahi, just like Hinerangi, is made of all natural materials (no fake bits!) muka and cotton string dyed with tumeric.

Bonita Bigham acknowledged her niece Lara Ruakere who provided muka from Waikato, and master weaver Kim Kahu for her awhi and support during the project.

The accompanying kete is named Te Tiakina. It provides a natural and safe environment for Pou Hinerangi.

E te māreikura, i tū tamawahine i te wā o te kore Nā wai te poi mai Te Rau o te Huia rā?

Nāu nei Parihaka ka titia tō raukura!

Auē ka titi! Auē ka titi!

Titi, ka titi, ka titi Auē ka pai rā Hinerangi e!

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KA OTI Ā RARO HUI Ā TAU 2021 MAINTAINING THE FOUNDATION OF RESILIENCY

The 2020/21 Annual General Meeting of Parininihi ki Waitōtara Incorporation was an opportunity to acknowledge and farewell outgoing chair Hinerangi Raumati-Tu’ua, before welcoming three fresh but familiar faces to the Board table.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time, the AGM took place virtually, a huirangi, with more than 160 Te Rau Titikura / shareholders registering for the event, many of whom watched the live stream and took an active part in proceedings.

Dion Tuuta, the incoming Te Rau Toi Ariki/Chairperson of Te Raurengarenga / the Committee of Management, said that while the huirangi was a new experience, it was also an opportunity to connect more PKW whānau to the kaupapa while maintaining their safety.

Those registered to the live stream were able to access the agenda, submit questions, kōrero with other live streamers and vote using the online platform, ACE Event App, which was provided by Sandra Julian (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama) from Auaha.

The well-known broadcaster and presenter Tamzyn Pue (Ngāti Maru, Taranaki iwi whānui) stepped into the role of MC to help guide Te Rau Titikura through the official business of the day and introduce speakers and agenda items.

The annual Te Ara Putanga (TAP) results, which measure how PKW is performing socially, culturally, environmentally, and financially, were presented, and showed steady performance and balance sheet improvements.

The 2020/21 fiscal year is the third year of comparison after the introduction of TAP in FY2018/19 to give shareholders an improved ‘big picture’ view across the organisation, not just a single result based on financial figures.

The main improvements have been seen in relation to asset return, dividends and distributions, cost management, the use of water and waste management, cultural visibility and pride, co-investment opportunities, working conditions, capabilities development and aligned partners (these categories fall across the four PKW values of Manākitanga, Kaitiakitanga, Whakapono, Whanaungatanga/Kotahitanga.

Financially, the business has recorded a net profit after tax for the year ended 30 June 2021 of $42.8m which is significantly favourable to last year.

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“ This exciting growth phase is taking place in an turbulent economic climate and so the business will remain cautious and focused in its approach...”

An increase in group revenue was attributed to exceeding the milk production target and an increased blended milk price of $7.00 (previous year $6.41). A reasonable increase in market values delivered a positive livestock trading result and 100% of kōura lease revenue was received, along with overall ACE lease values also recovered.

The overall gain reflects the year end assessment / valuation of: • Tai‐Hekenga LP; a gain in FV of $1.5m reflecting an uplift in the value of the whenua.

• Investment property (both commercial and rural) net uplift of $5.4m.

• Whenua tūpuna (corpus land); a $24m uplift compared to the prior year ($2.5m).

Warwick Tauwhare-George, Te Rau Matomato/Chief Executive Officer, outlined the strategic implementation that took place during a year hugely impacted by the global pandemic.

He highlighted that the organisation continued to operate as an essential business, with kaimahi whānau stepping up to ensure it was protected. Warwick also explained the importance of a lift in the dividend pay out during the challenging economic times for shareholders was something the management and governance teams were very conscious of.

The strategic imperatives for the business are to focus on the three P’s of People, Property and Protein while optimising existing operations, partnering with other likeminded entities—particularly Ngā Iwi o Taranaki—to enable access to a greater range of larger-scale investment

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opportunities, diversification opportunities and lifting outcomes for people potential and capabilities, profitability and further development of the Kaitiakitanga Strategy.

The implementation and importance of the Cultural Framework was also discussed, with Puna Wano-Bryant Te Rautitikura/General Manager – Shareholder Engagement and Tonga Karena, Te Rau Whakaihoiho / Kaitiakitanga Strategy Manager bringing their insight to the kōrero.

Warwick and Dion also looked forward to the year to come, which has already seen the acquisition of new whenua opportunities and diversified investments in both the commercial property and agribusiness sectors.

A new subsidiary, PKW Miraka Hipi Limited Partnership, has been established and the first year of the Tupu Rawa Programme has been successfully deployed.

The land management plan is being reviewed and has been given a new name ‘Whakahonoa te Pito’ to resonate our cultural traditions and world view, as has a revised procurement strategy ‘Tiria te māra he pūāwai nō runga, nō raro’.

PKW’s response to climate change is being further defined, and the Incorporation is tracking financially to plan year to date and expects to deliver improved profitability for the 2021/22 financial year.

This exciting growth phase is taking place in a turbulent economic climate and so the business will remain cautious and focused in its approach and on-going management due to COVID, as well as influences such as inflation, interest rates, commodity prices and supply chain disruption, and recent overseas conflict.

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After the conclusion of the PKW Incorporation presentation, Te Rau Manawaora (PKW Trust) report was presented by Te Rau Toi Tauira/Chairperson Bev Gibson.

The Te Rau Manawaora financial report was also

The highlights were;

increase of $38,000 on last year. In conclusion, the net

• Education grants and scholarships - 175 taiohi and pahake were supported with their studies, an increase of 31 tauira from last year to 206.

• Applications for marae distributions were down this year to a total value of $9,000, due to many marae opting to apply to the Government’s provincial growth fund for support.

• This year, $4,000 was awarded in community grants to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Pi’ipi’inga Kākano mai i Rangiātea for a māra kai shade house and to Aotea Ūtanganui Kapa Haka for kākahu. A further $18,867.15 was provided in sponsorship from the PKW Incorporation to the Outward Bound Mounga Series for Taranaki Māori youth, and Taranaki Toa Iron Māori events.

The number of scholarship partners has grown to 19, with the inclusion of two new iwi partners, Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Mutunga, who join Ngāruahine, Taranaki, and Te Ātiawa.

Two new business partners have also joined – Jack Gray Painters and McFall Fuel.

presented, with an increase in the grants programme

to $249,000 and total revenue came to $400,000 – an profit was $49,000 for this year, up by $16,000 from $33,000.

The election result was announced, with three new

members of Te Rau Rengarenga welcomed (namely Anne-

Marie Broughton, Liana Poutu and Tama Potaka) and a mihi to outgoing members Bev Gibson and David MacLeod,

and, of course, a special acknowledgement of Hinerangi

Raumati-Tu’ua, who is retired from the Board after 15 years of service.

Ki a kōrua Bev, kōrua ko David, nā kōrua i tiria te māra

kia pūāwai ngā hua o hēnei rangi. E kore e mimiti te mihi o tō rau kotahi ki a kōrua me hō kōrua whānau.

For more in-depth TAP performance and financial results, please refer to the 2020/21 Annual Report:

https://issuu.com/deputy_editor/docs/pkw_annual_ report_2021

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KIA PUTA AI KI WAHO – NAU MAI E NGĀ HUA O TE MIRAKA HIPI MILKING THE POTENTIAL OF MIRAKA HIPI

On a PKW farm in South Taranaki, a special flock of sheep are quietly grazing, unaware that they are the catalyst for an exciting new addition to the Incorporation’s investment portfolio.

Miraka Hipi (sheep dairying) has been growing in potential over the last few years in New Zealand and is now on the cusp of turning into big business. And Warwick Tauwhare-George, Te Rau Matomato/PKW CEO, is making sure that the Incorporation is part of the evolution.

“Sheep dairying has a lot to offer us. In terms of market potential, consumer demand for ovine (sheep) milk outstrips bovine (cow) milk offshore, and domestic demand is growing,” he says.

“Production wise, initial research has shown that sheep dairying reduces environmental impact on the whenua by at least 30%, with continuing studies suggesting it could be as high as 50%.

“This project also holds great potential for building the new partnerships, alternate land use and portfolio diversification we need to continue to build on our success as a business, which aligns with our strategic aims and kaupapa.”

There is a growing awareness of the benefits of drinking sheep’s milk as it is more acceptable to the human digestive system than cow’s or goat’s milk. The taste and smell of sheep’s milk, and sheep’s milk products, is also not as strong as goat’s milk, making it more acceptable to consumers.

It has a high nutritional value, particularly in calcium, which provides elevated health benefits, particularly for the prevention of osteoporosis and for those already suffering from this condition which weakens bones. This is a key consideration when the ageing demographic of the country’s population is considered.

“Strategically, Miraka Hipi aligns closely with our focus on the three P’s - People, Property and Protein,’ Warwick explains. “Leveraging our most valuable asset, our corpus whenua, is an important strategic element for our business, and Miraka Hipi allows us to do that. It also means we can look to repurpose existing whenua, as well as regain corpus whenua over the next 10 years.

“Sheep dairying also has a lot to offer when it comes to People, the most important of the 3 Ps. Following financial modelling and comprehensive consumer market research, we forecast this new investment initiative will create 50 new full-time jobs within PKW Inc over the next 10 years as we scale up production, as well as generate opportunities to build new relationships with local and national investment partners and share the new skill set and knowledge we will develop.”

“In terms of Protein, sheep dairy is closely aligned to the extensive knowledge base and considerable skill set in relation to producing milk protein we already hold within the organisation. While we have extensively researched and explored other protein production channels – for example plant-based opportunities such as hemp or horticulture – these would all require the creation of a new business model for the organisation, and as such represent a greater learning curve for us, as well as an elevated level of commercial risk.

“We expect this new business to offer a return on asset of a minimum of 8% within four years, aligning closely with our core strategy to be a best-in-class corporate investor.

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Pāmu (previously Landcorp, and owned by the New Zealand Government) half owns with the SLC marketing company, which specialises in taking New Zealand products to a global market. Founded in 2015, this public-private partnership aims to increase the sector’s contribution to the New Zealand economy by $250 million by 2024. Worldwide, sheep dairying is worth $8 billion at the farm gate and $30 billion at retail.

“Our partnership with the Spring Sheep Milk Company means we have a guaranteed buyer for our milk with a strong balance sheet and the industry experience to deliver success,” says Warwick.

“ We expect this new business to offer a return on asset of a minimum of 8% within four years, aligning closely with our core strategy to be a best-in-class corporate investor.”

Warwick Tauwhare-George

The kōrero behind PKW’s decision to diversify into Miraka Hipi has been underway for more than three years, with

extensive risk profile analysis, financial modelling, industry research, potential partner engagement, market potential

The progression plan for the new business over the next 10 years, will see the PKW flock grow from 1600 ewes at two farms to 13,000 ewes at 12 PKW farms and be the driving force behind the development of a Taranaki hub.

This will consist of a further 15 partner farms with another 13,000 ewes (purchased at market rates from PKW) from year three. This means the region’s involvement in the sheep dairying industry will increase to up to 25-26 farms and more than 26,000 ewes by 2032.

This growth also offers significant environmental gains compared to a similar expansion in conventional bovine dairying. A recent study reports that sheep dairying reduces greenhouse emissions by up to four tonnes/ha per annum and reduces water use by up to 200,000 litres per day. Nitrogen is also reduced significantly along with the carbon footprint created in the production process.

Studies continue in this space with indications that the environmental benefits of Miraka Hipi could exceed previous expectations quite significantly.

and return on asset analysis underpinning the strategic plan.

“As with every business proposal, Miraka Hipi has been

subject to robust scrutiny in terms of risk and return, and its alignment to our strategic plan and Te Ara Putanga –

our outcomes pathway,” says Warwick. “Our commitment

to this exciting new venture will enable PKW to continue to

deliver a successfully diversified and sustainable business to our shareholders, providing meaningful opportunity for our people in the years and generations to come.”

This commitment was marked with a kōhatu mouri

ceremony in January at Waitokorau, a PKW farm in

South Taranaki. To further bring this event to life and

accompanying this special feature is our first article in te

reo Māori which supports our value of whakapono and the visibility of te reo o Taranaki and our identity as a Taranaki Māori organisation.

Reduced Environmental Impacts

Reduction in greenhouse emmisions by up to 4 tonnes/ha per annum

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Reduction in water use by up to 200,000 litres per day

Significant reduction in nitrogen emissions

Carbon footprint significantly reduced

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WHAKATŌ I TE MOURI KŌRERO, KA WHAKAPŪĀWAI I TE MOURI TANGATA I hēnei rangi kua hou mai ko te mate urutā, kua tōtara wāhi rua te iwi, kua koropiko te tuarā i te waha ake i ngā taimahatanga o hēnei mate, i kona, me toro atu ki te tupua rā, ki a Tūraukawa me tana whakataukītanga kōrero e kīa nei.

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He wai i tokotoko ake i te māpuna mai o te roimata, he wai i tokotoko ake i te ngākau aotea - kia tau mai te āio mōwai rokiroki ki Waitokorau, ki Koetuku, ki te Weriweri, ki Pā kokomiko, ki Ōkahutītī, ki Ōkahu, ki Inuāwai, ki Kānihi ki Umutahi ki te Māwhitiwhiti ē.

Ka tāia te kawa tupua, ka tāia te kawa tawhito, ka whakatō i te mouri kōrero, ka whakapūāwai i te mouri tangata, ka īereere mai te tangi pāorooro o Tangaroa ki uta o Tangaroa ki tai! Ka tatū mai ko rau tangata ora ki te whakakaupapa i te kotahitanga ki runga i a whenua ūkaipō ki runga i te whenua taurikura o Waitokorau me Koetuku.

Koia tērā ko te rāhiritanga o te tangata ki raro i te maru o Aotearoa marae ki te whakaihoiho i ngā taonga tapu o raurangi mā, otirā, he tā i te kawa hautapu, ka poua ki runga, ka poua ki raro ko te kaupapa o te mahi tahi, ka whakatinanahia i ngā herenga tapu i mou ai i te tohunga, ka whāriki atu i te tangi whakamōrearea o te reo karanga o te wahine, ka rauhī mai te ringa raupā, ka rūpuke mai ko ruahine, ko ruānuku - ka oti te wāhi ki runga, ka oti te wāhi ki raro ka puta ki te whai ao ki te ao mārama.

Turuturu te kawa, whakamanamana te kawa, heke mai te kawa ora!

Tēnei rā tētehi pitopito kōrero e whai noa atu ana i ngā mahi nui whakahirahira i whakaaria mai ai ki Waitokorau. I konei i kitea i te hao mai o te hunga rangatahi i ngā rawa, i ngā taonga a o rātou tūpuna – he tiki no rātou i nga kōhatu mouri, ka mutu, he mea whakaingoa e rātou haua kōhatu.

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Ko te tikanga o tēnei mahi ka noho ko te kōhatu hei mauri e pupuru ai i te tapu o ngā kōrero ka tāirihia ki roto i tētehi whare ‘miraka hipi’.

He kaupapa tēnei i ara ake i te whakaaro nui kia pouwhenuatia ngā rautaki tiaki taiao o Parininihi ki Waitōtara, arā ia, kia waihangatia i tētehi pakihi e aronui ana ki te miraka hipi. I tua atu ano i te tini o ngā hua whai ōhanga ka taka mai ki PKW, arā noa atu ētehi atu hua e whai kē ana i te mahi o te ringa mātorotoro. He mahi tahi me te hapū, he haere tahi me rātou ki te whai i ngā tapuwae a o tātou tūpuna.

Ahakoa te hanganga ōhanga o PKW e kore e taea te whakarere i te mana whakapapa o te kaimahi e whai mahi ana ki PKW. Hei reira i āhei ai ngā rau whakauruora te kōkuhu mai me te ako haere i te āhua o tēnei mahi ko te tā i te kawa, ko te whakakite i te huarahi mā nga kōhatu ma roto mai i te ingoa i whiria ai e rātou. Waihoki he noho ki ngā rekereke o ngā tauheke o Ngāruahine me te whakarongo ki hō rātou tohutohu ka pēheatia tēnei mahi e tutuki ai.

Heoti anō, ka rukuhia e rātou tō rātou puna wānanga ka tohua ko tēhea awa e huna ana te kōhatu. Ka whakahautia kia whakakeke kia nohopuku kia kaua te waha e hamumu i te kupu – kia mau ai te tapu o te mahi. Kātahi ka haere tēnā me tēnā, nāwai rā, ka hoki mai me hō rātou kōhatu. Ka meinga rā ngā rau whakauruora kia kaua e whakahua i te ingoa kia tae rā anō ki te pō i mua mai. No te taunga mai o te pō, ka rūpeke atu ki roto i te whare ka tū mai tēnā me tēnā

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ki te whakamārama mai ki te whānau i ngā whakakitenga i hāngai pū ki te ingoa i tapaina ai e rātou.

Koinei ngā ingoa o ngā kōhatu mouri i tapaina ai e ngā rau whakauruora: 1. Ko te Ara i Hangaia - nā Luka Kāmana o Ōkahu/Inuāwai te ingoa i waihanga 2. Te Manawa Ora o Taranaki - nā Josephine Sullivan i waihanga, he uri nō Ngāti Whātua me te Uri o Hau. 3. Te Manawaroa o te Tangata - nā Jessica White i whakaingoa. He uri aia nō Ngāti Tama me Te Āti Awa nui tonu 4. Rere ki Uta Rere ki Tai - he mea tapa te ingoa nei e Raniera Karena, he uri o Taranaki iwi me Ngā Puhi nui tonu.

5. Amiria - he ingoa tūpuna, ko tētehi kuia i nōhia ai e ia haua whenua haumako o Koetuku.

6. Ngā Painga o Tangaroa - nā Leo Kerehoma tēnei ingoa i tapa ki runga i te kōhatu.

No reira, he ingoa mouri, he toto whakapapa, he kaupapa whai oranga, he pakihi hou, he rautaki pae tata e whakamātau ana i te wairua ora o Parininihi ki Waitōtara me tana whakarākei i a ia ki ngā mahi-ā-tinana o te tangata ki runga i te marae. Ka ea te wāhi ki o tātou tikanga tapu, ka ea te wāhi ki te ara whanaunga – kei mamao rawa ē!

Nā Tonga Karena hēnei kōrero i tuhi.

Kei raro iho: Te whakakaupapa i te kotahitanga o Ōkahu Inuāwai me Parininihi ki Waitōtara.

Nga whārangi whai mai (mauī ki matau):

Ka timata te kaupapa i te reo karanga o Ngaraina Brooks Tiawahine o the marae o Aotearoa.

Ko te uri tēnei o Ngāruahine e whakatinana ana i te mahi o te tohunga.

He pīwari, he hari koa, he menemene te mahi o hēnei ruahine o te kāinga.

Inā te reka o te mahi tahi o tama wahine me tama tāne.

Te whakatō i te kōhatu mouri e kīa nei ko Ngā Painga o Tangaroa. “Kei te tika rānei taku mahi e te Pāpā? tā Leo, ko te kī a Matua Hone, “Āe rā mahia e tama.”

Tū māro ana tēnei toa o te kāinga i tana manaaki i te ōhakī o Amiria.

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