In 1915, Mike Gibbs’ Māori ancestors made their way from the flat, agricultural plains of Southland to the wild, steep, forested edge of Eastern …
Category: Maori Agriculture
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Welcomes Greens Adopting Māori Party Agriculture Policies
… Māori Party policies to phase out synthetic fertilisers and set up a $300m to support farmers’ transitions to organic and regenerative agriculture,” said …
Māori company Kono embraces regenerative agriculture as part of 500 year vision
Kono chief executive Rachel Taulelei says the company is delving into regenerative agriculture as part of its 500 year strategic vision. While most …
Altamont woman studies agriculture around the world
The Maori language is now considered a national language and a lot of New Zealand’s towns are named after Maori. Hoffman said their group was able …
Māori Party Co-leader Announces Policy Plan For Bold Action On Climate Change
Phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser on farms by 2025 and bring methane emissions from agriculture into the ETS to disincentivise intensive methane- …
Greenpeace Welcomes Māori Party’s Bold Climate Policy
The plan includes commitments to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, bring agricultural emissions into the ETS, set up a fund to support Māori …
Profits almost double for Māori farming businesses
On average, Māori farms have four times more land than the average New Zealand farm. “Treaty settlements are often made up largely of land, which …
Recession hits Māori and Pasifika harder. They must be part of planning New Zealand’s COVID-19 …
Māori models of regenerative agriculture and ecotourism can help shape a globally distinctive Indigenous sector that puts inter-generational and …
Ngai Tahu farm manager named Dairy Woman of the Year
A technical farm manager, Campbell has been working for the South Island Maori iwi farming operation for three years. In her current role she assists …
Cook Island planters make use of Government agriculture package
Cook Islands’ Ministry of Agriculture is offering free seedlings, fertiliser, organic pesticides and tractor-work for growers and home gardeners to provide …