Members of the NZ farming community are saying that the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award is racist. In an exclusive interview with Te Ao Māori News, the chair of The Ahuwhenua Trohy Management Committee, Kingi Smiler, responds to the comments.
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Whangara Farms open gates for Ahuwhenua field day
Whangara Farms has been nominated as a finalist for the Ahuwhenua Māori Farming Award, finding success through the partnership of three Ngāti Konohi farm incorporations.
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East coast farmers up for ultimate Ahuwhenua Trophy
All three finalists for this year's Ahuwhenua Trophy come from the coast. Gisborne's Whangara Farm, Te Awahohonu Forest Trust at Tikokino and the Kiriroa Station on the Motu River are the finalists.
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BOP Young Māori Farmer finalist's dream
2018 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year finalist Harepaora Ngaheu wants to own his own farm in ten years. Currently he is a farm manager in Waiohau and is working hard to make a sustainable future for his family.
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Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer finalists announced
Three finalists have been announced in this year's Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award for Dairy.
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Fonterra "opens the gate" to its Māori farm owners
Dairy giant Fonterra has called its first-ever meeting with Māori farm owners in Auckland today to inform a new Māori strategy. The move aims to provide farmers with better access to Fonterra’s tools and systems.
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Rangatahi push for 40,000 new jobs in Bay of Plenty
A regional growth organisation called Bay of Connections is looking to create 40,000 new jobs by 2050. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says the move coincides with the new Provincial Growth fund, which he says will support initiatives like Bay of Connections.
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Tauranga Māori orchard endorses biosecurity awareness
A Tauranga-based Māori kiwifruit orchard says biosecurity is crucial to the survival of their orchards. This follows the launch of Tauranga Port's biosecurity awareness launch this week.
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Dispute continues eviction of whānau from ancestral land
Police have evicted a Far North family from their ancestral lands following a court order. Three generations of the Tahere whānau remain in dispute with the trust managing the said land.
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Farmwatch release more footage of animal cruelty
Footage filmed at a Waikato farm by animal rights group Farmwatch shows a cow suspended from a tractor by "hip clamps".
