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Onuku Miraka Hipi
One steep learning curve! The Onuku Trustees became interested in the Sheep Milking Industry after undertaking a feasibility study and proposal, presented by the Trusts’ Agfirst Agribusiness Advisor, Peter Livingston.
Over the last 12 years the Trust has carried out a number of major developments on their 2,400-hectare mixed Dairy, Sheep and Beef and Forestry property located at Rerewhakaaitu, next to Lake Rotomahana and under the watchful eye of Mount Tarawera. Adding Dairy Sheep to the land use portfolio (which includes a Honey export company in Whakatane) provides a perfect fit with the Trusts long-term strategic thinking around its Business, Environmental, Animal Welfare and Kaimahi profiles.
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Goat & Sheep Milk NZ - Issue 4 | December 2021
Onuku is regarded as being a leader amongst Maori Lands Trusts in the area, having won the prestigious Ahu Whenua Trophy award for excellence in Dairy Farming in 2018. The board of Onuku Maori Lands Trust is chaired by Barnett Vercoe, with fellow board members, previous chair Moyra Te Ariki Bramley (who has been on the board since it started in the 1980’s), Tina Ngatai, Maramena Vercoe, Les Stowell and Ken Raureti.
