"Kua tae ki te wā e huri ai o tātou whakaaro ki te Ipu Ahuwhenua, he taonga tuku iho nō o tātou tipuna ki a tātou. Nō reira koutou ngā kahohi ora o ratou mā, tēnā tātou katoa."
"As we think about the Ahuwhenua Trophy, we salute our forebears who established this kaupapa, and those who carry it on today. Therefore to all of us the living I greet you."
Hon Pita Sharples, Minister of Maori Affairs
The Ahuwhenua Trophy – BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award acknowledges and celebrates business excellence in New Zealand's important pastoral sector. This competition is held annually, alternating each year between dairy and sheep & beef. This year the competition is for Māori sheep and beef farmers.
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Photo from the 2013 Ahuwhenua Trophy Field Day collection.
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Field days on all three finalist farms attracted strong interest
The last of our three finalist field day at Te Hape B Trust Te Hape Station was another very successful day.
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The second of our three finalist field day at Te Awahohonu Forest Trust Tarawera Station was another huge success.
The first of our three finalist field day at Te Uranga B Incoporation's farm, Upoko B was a huge success.
2013 Ahuwhenua Trophy Finalists Announced
The finalists in 2013 Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award, the premier award for Maori in agriculture which marks its 80th anniversary this year, have been announced.
Read more...BNZ supports farmers to make the most of future opportunities
Head of Agribusiness at BNZ, Richie Bowman (seen here with the Roku Mihinui, chair of Kapenga M) says that Māori and iwi-owned agribusinesses have grown to comprise somewhere in the vicinity of 10% of New Zealand's agribusiness sector and play a large part in the ongoing growth and development of the agricultural sector.
80th Anniversary of the Ahuwhenua Trophy Competition
2013 is the 80th anniversary of the Ahuwhenua Trophy competition. It is also 10 years since the competition was re-launched to reflect changes in the Māori agribusiness sector and the increasing importance of Māori incorporations and trusts.
Kapenga M Trust Wins the 2012 Ahuwhenua Trophy
Kapenga M Chairman, Roku Mihinui holds the Ahuwhenua Trophy for excellence in dairying aloft in triumph before a crowd of more than 600 people at the Awards dinner in Auckland on Friday 8 June. ...
Tangaroa Walker Wins First Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award
The winner of the inaugural Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award, Tangaroa Walker (Ranginui/Pukenga) is flanked by the other two finalists, Mark Coughlan (Tuhoe/Ngai Tai),(R) and Tyson Kelly (Tuhoe/Whakatohea) at the Ahuwhenua Trophy Awards ceremony in June.
