About TAPS
The Te Arawa Primary Sector (TAPS) collective was officially established on the 31 August 2011 where 15 individuals representative of a number of Te Arawa land blocks signed a register in Nukuteapiapi to form an incorporated society.
Members are those Te Arawa organisations or individuals that own, control or administer land utilised within the primary sector industry (agriculture, horticulture, forestry, geothermal).
The Executive committee provides for a good level of representation of its member organisations. Decision-making processes are robust to ensure the interests of the members and the kaupapa of the collective is enhanced.
Executive Committee
Tanira Kingi (Chair) - Ngati Whakaue Tribal Lands (NWTL), Te Arawa Management Ltd (TAML)
Tina Ngatai - Rotoiti 15 Trust, Maraeroa Oturoa 2B
Laurance Tamati - Pukahukiwi Kaokaoroa Inc.
Wally Lee - Kapenga M Trust, Waipupumahana A1B2
Roku Mihinui - Kapenga M Trust, Te Arawa Lakes Trust
Te Taru White - Pukahukiwi Kaokaoroa Inc.
John Fenwick - Waerenga Incorporation
General Manager
Bill Young - Te Paiaka Lands Trust
TAPS Documents
TAPS Charter 2011
TAPS Strategic Plan 2013
Māori and AgNews
Unlocking the potential of Māori agriculture land is not simple, 22 March 2022
Unlocking the agricultural potential of Māori land is a complex topic, says Holden Hohaia, Māori Partnerships general manager at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Read more ...
Can agriculture land use and Māori cultural priorities align?, 16 March 2022
Māori farmers and landowners are under increasing pressure to use ancestral land in ways consistent with their communal values, and have to balance those goals against the need to reduce greenhouse gases on farms, two researchers say. Read more ...
Government support for Māori landowners to invest in growing sheep milk industry, 23 February 2022
The Government is providing $700,000 to fund a project to support Māori landowners to invest in New Zealand’s growing sheep milk industry, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor. Read more ...
Roadshow hits road, 17 February 2022
Feedback is being sought from farmers, growers and others in the primary sector on options to price agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Read more ...
Ahuwhenua Trophy competition another victim of Covid, 16 February 2022
Another primary sector event has fallen victim to the current risk of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. Read more ...
Māori land owners are working together to create large farming businesses and economic rangatiratanga, 8 June 2021
Māori landowners sharing resources to create large businesses puts them in charge of their own economic future, says Miro chief executive Liz Te Amo.Read more ...
Looking for alternative land uses in the Lake Rotorua catchment? Visit the Rotorua Land Use Directory.
TAPS has produced the Rotorua Land Use Directory to help provide farmers with alternative land uses to help improve the lake water quality. Read more...
