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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

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OUR LOCATION

The Waipapa Trustees administer over 7,000ha of land on behalf of its owners. Mokai is located 28 kms North West of Taupo.

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The Trust operates from its commercial offices on the property.

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NGA PAAMU

The Trust operates large scale sheep & beef and dairy farms across the land.

With Dairy farming being at the core of the Trust's farming enterprises, the Trust now operates 4 large dairy farms and continues with sheep & beef cattle farming under 2 large stations.

Waipapa In Numbers

600hectares

PRODUCTION FORESTRY

7

FARMING UNITS

$160million

ASSETS

7,000hectares

TOTAL LAND AREA

TRUSTEES & DIRECTORS

Anthony (Tony) Rotarangi             Anne Marie Kendall QSM              Therese (Gwen) Brooking

KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

          Guy Goodeve                      Andrea Williams                           Denys Gayton                   Hayden Hall              Dudley Petera             Dylan Hilhorst            Sam Andrews             Paul Hilhorst                  Reece Cox             

          GENERAL MANAGER            PROJECT MANAGER - COMPLIANCE             LIVESTOCK/AGRONOMY TECH             STOCK MANAGER                  STOCK MANAGER                       SHAREMILKER                       SHAREMILKER                       SHAREMILKER                        SHAREMILKER

              WAIPAPA GROUP                                   WAIPAPA GROUP                                            WAIPAPA GROUP                            WAIPAPA STATION                  OTANEPAE STATION                      TAKAPAU DAIRY                       WERETA DAIRY                    OKUHAERENGA DAIRY        MARAE MANUKA DAIRY

NEWS & EVENTS

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