TA MAATOU PAAKIHI
Waipapa Trust is an Ahu Whenua Trust which is situated 23km northwest of Taupo, New Zealand, in a steamy hive of activity called Mokai.
The Trust has in its care over 7,000 hectares of land which forms the basis of its intensive farming operation and is undertaken by the Trust's wholly owned subsidiary company, Waipapa Group Limited. Included in this operation are dairy farming, sheep and cattle fattening units and wool growing. The company employs a number of permanent staff and extra seasonal contractors in its farming business.
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While farming is the core business of the organisation the Trust has also diversified into Forestry and Commercial Property.
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Overall, the Trust has assets totalling $160 million which is governed by a board of 4 trustees.
TO MAATOU HITORI
During this period the land was farmed by the Department of Lands and Survey. In the early 1970’s the Board temporarily changed the emphasis of the departments work from one of land development to settlement. However Lands and Survey (Landcorp) reverted back to land development until 1987.
Waipapa 9 Trust is a result of the amalgamation of land under the Maori Land Development Scheme and administered by the Board of Maori Affairs from the 1970’s
Waipapa In Numbers
600hectares
PRODUCTION FORESTRY
7
FARMING UNITS
$160million
ASSETS
7,000hectares
TOTAL LAND AREA
TRUSTEES & DIRECTORS
Anthony (Tony) Rotarangi Gayle Mclean Anne Marie Kendall QSM Therese (Gwen) Brooking
KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
Sam Andrews Andrea Williams Denys Gayton Jamie Ward Dudley Petera Dylan Hilhorst Sam Andrews Paul Hilhorst Nick Pepper
GENERAL MANAGER FINANCE MANAGER FARM MANAGER FARM MANAGER FARM MANAGER SHAREMILKER SHAREMILKER SHAREMILKER SHAREMILKER
WAIPAPA GROUP WAIPAPA GROUP WAIPAPA STATION OTANEPAE STATION KAAHU FARM TAKAPAU DAIRY WERETA DAIRY OKUHAERENGA DAIRY MARAE MANUKA DAIRY