Ko Tauhara te Maunga, Ko Rotokawa te Moana, Tihei Mauriora!
Managing 715.305 hectares of land in an integrated agribusiness located on Broadlands Road, Taupo, our trust values are based on Kaitiakitanga - Guardianship and protection of the whenua for future generations.
TRUST PROFILE
Block Name: Tauhara North No.3B
Structure: Ahu Whenua Trust
Location: Broadlands Road, Taupo
Block ID: 38022
Total Owners: 2,101 (2017/2018 year)
Total Shares: 65.25
Area (ha): 715.305
Governance: Topia Rameka (Chairperson), Danny Loughlin (Deputy Chair), Metiria Rameka, Heemi Biddle, Skay Rangi
“Manaaki whenua, Manaaki tangata, Haere whakamua”
tauhara moana TRUST BUSINESS
We have three main areas of business: dairy farming, geothermal, and forestry. These income streams provide revenue for the annual kaumatua grants, maintenance of the whenua, farming operations and future investment opportunities.
tauhara farming limited partnership
Directors: Danny Loughlin, Clinton Hemana
Farm Supervisor: Mark Johnston
Dairy Manager: Lawrence Walden
Tauhara Farming Limited Partnership (TFLP) was established in 2013 as a subsidiary company - separate from the trust, safeguarding the trust assets.
TFLP aims to continually grow and improve operational performance of the two dairy units and the drystock unit, being a fully self-contained farming operation.
geothermal
In 2010, Tauhara Moana Trust entered into a drilling agreement with Contact Energy giving Contact Energy permission to drill on Tauhara Moana whenua to check for geothermal activity.
Contact Energy deferred the drilling, and as a result the we receive deferral payments for every year the drilling is deferred.
This agreement with Contact Energy is beneficial for the trust and is viewed as a platform for future geothermal relationships with Contact Energy.
forestry
Tauhara Moana Trust previously had a forestry agreement with Rotokawa Forestry Limited to plant and harvest pine on the corpus block. When harvesting was completed in 2017, we resolved to retain the full forestry right of 14 hectares of juvenile trees - in lieu of 25% stumpage from the recently harvested areas.
In 2018, these harvested areas in Pinus Radiata were replanted and further planting activity is planned to beatify the farm, reduce carbon footprint, and to combat subsoil erosion in susceptible areas.
“Since 2O1O the Trust has moved from being a lessor of land to being owner operators of a 2,2OO cow herd milked through two independent dairy units...”
Annual General Meetings
The last Tauhara Moana Trust AGM was held on Wednesday 12th December 2018, at Suncourt Motel and Conference Centre, Taupo. Previous AGM books are available for download below.