Ahuwhenua awards: Young Māori farmer award winner s Covid-19 career change
16 May, 2021 11:28 PM
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Young Māori Farmer Quinn Morgan was announced as the winner at a gala dinner in New Plymouth, Taranaki. Photo / Supplied
Young Māori Farmer Quinn Morgan was announced as the winner at a gala dinner in New Plymouth, Taranaki. Photo / Supplied
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A Whakatāne man forced to head back to New Zealand as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded has found a new career, and scooped a Young Māori Farmer Award.
Quinn Morgan, who is working his first season on a dairy farm was awarded this years Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award at a gala dinner in New Plymouth on Friday.
You can make it out : From South Auckland gangster life to promising Waikato farming career
14 May, 2021 12:00 AM
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Ahuwhenua Trophy Young Māori Farmer Award finalist Ben Purua, with his wife Nikki, at Waikeria Prison where he served a prison sentence for manslaughter. Photo / Dean Taylor
Ahuwhenua Trophy Young Māori Farmer Award finalist Ben Purua, with his wife Nikki, at Waikeria Prison where he served a prison sentence for manslaughter. Photo / Dean Taylor
Dean Taylor is editor of the Te Awamutu Courierdean.taylor@nzme.co.nz
Tonight, Ben Purua will stand on the stage at the Ahuwhenua Trophy Dairy Competition Awards Dinner as one of three finalists in the Young Māori Farmer Award. Ten years ago, as a teenager, he stood
Some walking tracks on Northland s Cape Brett Peninsula off limits to protect from kauri dieback
1 Apr, 2021 07:42 PM
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The Cape Brett Track to the lighthouse is a tough but rewarding walk, and now some sections have been closed on the peninsula to protect kauri from the threat of kauri dieback disease.
The Cape Brett Track to the lighthouse is a tough but rewarding walk, and now some sections have been closed on the peninsula to protect kauri from the threat of kauri dieback disease.
Northern Advocate
Some of the tracks on the iconic Cape Brett Peninsula in the Bay of Islands are off limits to the public to guard against kauri dieback.
Ahuwhenua Trophy dairy farm finalists announced
24 Feb, 2021 03:30 AM
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Ahuwhenua Trophy 2021 finalists representing Pouarua Farms, Tataiwhetu Trust and Tunapahore B2A Incorporation with Ministers Damien O Connor, Willie Jackson and Meka Whaitiri. Photo / Ahuwhenua Trophy
The Country
Three dairy farms spanning Hauraki and Eastern Bay of Plenty are the finalists in this year s coveted Ahuwhenua Trophy, Agriculture Minister Damien O Connor announced at Parliament today.
They are Pouarua Farms of Ngātea, Tataiwhetu Trust south of Whakatāne, and Tunapahore B2A Incorporation of Ōpōtiki. These dairy farms are shining examples of the long-standing commitment of Māori farmers to sustainably developing their whenua and te taiao – the land and the environment – for future generations, O Connor said.
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Research could help stem bee decline. (First published on January 11, 2020) And while Lukey didn’t send honey to Japan directly, he expected the Ministry for Primary Industries to require glyphosate tests because a lot of his buyers did. “It wouldn’t be too bad for everyone to test their honey for a year, so we can have an idea of the situation but it costs money and it is money that we don t need to spend. “If we do have a snake that we have to deal with, at least let s find out how big the snake is.” Lukey said he wouldn’t be surprised to find traces of glyphosate in his products.