What’s at stake? Māori farmers supply more than 15% of New Zealand’s red meat exports, a sector now surging in value.
Background: Whangaroa Ngaiotonga Trust reclaimed its whenua in 2020 after decades of disconnection and now runs a successful bull operation.
Main players: Co-chairs Hūhana Lyndon and Morris Pita, supported by Kānoa, MPI, Te Puni Kōkiri, and AgFirst.
When Whangaroa Ngaiotonga Trust brought its far north 1100-hectare coastal farm back under iwi control in 2020, the whenua had endured decades of debt, disputes, and disconnection. Less than five years later, that same block in Whangaruru is home to a thriving 1200-head bull-fattening enterprise
