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māori

Sarah Bell

Courageous leadership: A look at present day leadership in New Zealand agriculture.

This report explores leadership in New Zealand agriculture, emphasizing the need for diverse, collaborative, and resilient leadership to navigate future challenges and ensure industry success.
  • 2016
  • Kellogg 34
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Jessica Bensemann

Jessica Bensemann

Defining our Kaupapa: New Zealand’s role in the future of global agriculture.

New Zealand agriculture must unite under a clear kaupapa to overcome market dislocation, balance efficiency with market focus, and thrive in a changing global trade landscape through purpose-driven collaboration.
  • 2016
  • Nuffield 2016
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Farrell Chrystal

Did the concept of Te Aute College shape our leaders.

I will be exploring the topic of Maori leadership that has come from a Maori boarding school since the 19th Century. Te Aute College holds a proud heritage of Maori leadership and this is viewed through stories and generation of students who have attended Te Aute a Maori boarding school for males in Hawkes Bay, … Read more

  • 2016
  • Kellogg 32
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Tom Keefe

The social impact of converting traditional agricultural land into horticultural land within my Iwi.

Ngati Pahauwera is a confederation of clans centred on the Mohaka River in northern Hawke’s Bay. The tribe did not sign the Treaty of Waitangi, Chief Paora Rerepu sold large areas of tribal land to participate in the new economy, and supported the colonial government against anti-government Pai Marire (Hauhau) and Te Kooti fighters.
  • 2015
  • Kellogg 32
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Ngarangi Walker

Kaitiakitanga.

What does kaitiakitanga look like in Tairawhiti? What does it mean for uri of Ngati Porou? What does it mean for uri of Te Whanau a Apanui?  How do whanau connect to their whenua? How might we improve whanau connectivity to each other and our whenua so our whenua and our whanau are ora?! Ngarangi … Read more

  • 2015
  • Kellogg 31
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Stephen Thomson

Indigenous branding: Creating a point of difference to the New Zealand primary sector.

New Zealand has a unique selling point, the one advantage we have over the rest of the world is Maori culture. This is an insight to how Maori the branding of New Zealand primary sector products can help to add value to our exports.
  • 2015
  • Kellogg 31
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Brad Tatere

Success for the Maori primary sector is success for all New Zealand.

This report will attempt to answer the question: “Is the Māori contribution to regional GDP through agribusiness appropriately understood and quantified?”
  • 2015
  • Kellogg 31
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Walker, Ngarangi

Kaitiekitanga

What does kaitiakitanga look like in Tairawhiti? What does it mean for uri of Ngati Porou? What does it mean for uri of Te Whanau a Apanui? How do whanau connect to their whenua? How might we improve whanau connectivity to each other and our whenua so our whenua and our whanau are ora?! Walker, … Read more

  • 2015
  • Kellogg 31
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Daniel Phillips

Growing the Maori primary sector: A critique of national and regional strategies.

Māori have significant interests which span the width and breadth of the primary sector, the potential for growing the Maori primary sector assets is massive, the “size of the prize” is understood by central and local government representatives and as such have identified the growth of the Maori primary sector as a key theme to economic growth in the regions.
  • 2015
  • Kellogg 32
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Gregg Pardoe

Indigenous peoples and how they have adapted to modern farming practices.

I initially chose my topic as I believed that Maori farming is going through a renaissance and that we as a people are realising the potential of our immense land assets. Looking at New Zealand on a global scale I asked myself the question; how are other Indigenous peoples with bigger land area’s farming their … Read more

  • 2009
  • Nuffield 2009
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Riley Michelle

Harakeke: New Zealand Flax: an historical perspective and overview of current research into future use

Harakeke has been one of the most economically important native plant resources in New Zealand’s history. With the use of early technology its fibre was extracted and put to many uses firstly by Maori, then by later immigrants. A resurgence of interest in maori culture sees weavers in New Zealand learning older traditional techniques. From … Read more

  • 2004
  • Kellogg 20
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Bryan Riesterer

Rural representation on the BoP regional council – is it fair?

Regional councillor critiques Bay of Plenty representation review where councillor pay concerns overshadowed fair representation for Maori and rural ratepayers.
  • 2003
  • Kellogg 19
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McLean David

Development of Maori land

The purpose of this report is to look at areas for improvement in the management of Maori Authorities to maximise the returns to stakeholders from the resources they hold. Limitations have been identified that are particular to Maori Land and relate to: Multiple ownership (creating an ever-expanding shareholder base), legislation (that places constraints on management … Read more

  • 2002
  • Kellogg 18
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McDivitt, Russell

The structure, philosophy and direction of Landcorp’s northern region

Following Government’s restructuring of Lands & Survey Department, Landcorp Farming Ltd, Whangarei Region was allocated 28 stations and farms. A further eight properties were being farmed on an agency basis for the Department of Conservation and Telecom. The farms were scattered from Bombay Hills to North Cape and included five islands in the Hauraki Gulf … Read more

  • 1997
  • Kellogg 14
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Russek, Noel

Kaikohe water right appeal

Without the quick action of one affected farmer this water right appeal would never have been heard. Includes; Correspondence between publicly formed objection committee and the Northland Regional Council (the controlling body for the Northland Catchment Commission), Procedure to formal hearing, Copy of official – applications, Copy of Report to Northland Regional Council by A.G. … Read more

  • 1989
  • Kellogg 9
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