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We’ve recently taken ownership of Hikurangi General Store (formerly Mijo's Dairy) in Ruatoria, which is the first step in our plan to improve the accessibility and affordability of quality kai (food) for our people within the rohe (tribal boundaries).
Operated through its commercial arm of Nāti Growth, Ngati Porou iwi currently employs twelve staff and a support team, looking after 3000 hives along the East Coast, spread over 100 separate apiary sites.
18-month Kinanomics project comes up with juicy results
Working to enhance the size of the roe from malnourished kina while also supporting the restoration of kelp forests and marine ecosystems is the goal of a new project involving Ngāti Porou fisheries.