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The Māori Queen Nga wai hono i te po has used her maiden Koroneihana address at Tūrangawaewae to set an investment agenda built on kotahitanga.
She announced Ōhanga Ki Te Ao and a Māori-owned Kotahitanga Fund to pool iwi capital under Māori governance.
The aim is to back ventures that lift mana motuhake and keep decision making in Māori hands.
She urged her followers to “return to their homes as Māori, and to live life in the driver’s seat.”
NZ Rural Land Company has hired KPMG to help with “a capital review of its strategic options”.
The selection followed an invitation for advisers to pitch for the work.
The farm land investment company said it expected the review and its response would be finished by December.
Plans to conduct the review were announced on August 5, when the company said although it had been listed for five years, its progress was not reflected in its share price.
“The board considers that the full range of strategic options on the capital structure require review and input from shareholders,” it said.