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Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki nui-a-Rua chairman Hayden Hape with grandson Riley Hape, 1, as Tararua District Council votes to adopt Māori wards.
Emotions ran high as Tararua Māori celebrated an historic decision which will grant them greater participation in the decisions that affect them, and strengthen and reaffirm their partnership with the Tararua District Council. A celebratory haka, lead by Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki nui-a-Rua chairman Hayden Hape, erupted as Tararua District Council voted 7-1 to establish a Maori ward for the 2022 local government elections. Hape said it was an amazing and historic affirmation of unity that would guarantee Māori a seat at the table, when they had too often been sidelined in the past.
Tararua District could grow blueberries, hazelnuts, apples and feijoas - study
6 May, 2021 04:00 AM
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A new study has found the Taurua District could grow blueberries, hazelnuts, cider apples and feijoas. Photo / 123rf
A new study has found the Taurua District could grow blueberries, hazelnuts, cider apples and feijoas. Photo / 123rf
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A new study for alternative land uses in the Tararua District shows blueberries, hazelnuts, cider apples and feijoas could be successfully grown in the area.
The report commissioned by The Tararua District Council and done by AgFirst assessed the soil quality, climate and economics of each crop.
Taurua District could grow blueberries, hazelnuts, apples and feijoas - study
6 May, 2021 12:00 AM
3 minutes to read
A new study has found the Taurua District could grow blueberries, hazelnuts, cider apples and feijoas. Photo / 123rf
A new study has found the Taurua District could grow blueberries, hazelnuts, cider apples and feijoas. Photo / 123rf
RNZ
A new study for alternative land uses in the Tararua District shows blueberries, hazelnuts, cider apples and feijoas could be successfully grown in the area.
The report commissioned by The Tararua District Council and done by AgFirst assessed the soil quality, climate and economics of each crop.
A new study for alternative land uses in the Tararua District shows blueberries, hazelnuts, cider apples and feijoas could be successfully grown in the area.
A new study has found the Taurua District could grow blueberries, hazelnuts, cider apples and feijoas.
Photo: 123rf
The report commissioned by The Tararua District Council and done by AgFirst assessed the soil quality, climate and economics of each crop.
AgFirst horticulture consultant Leander Archer said it builds on another project done in the early 2000s which looked at what crops were best for the area. What we found is that all four crops could grow well in some areas of the Tararua, but conditions differed from area to area.