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FARMS

The Onuku Maori Lands Trust farms cover a total area of 2,440 hectares of which 740 hectares is retired. The retired area is mainly in regerating bush. The area being farmed covers 1, hectares, split into five units - four dairy farms and a drystock farm - as described below.

A further 121 hectares is in a commercial forestry operation. This comprises of:

49 hectares of unpruned Radiata

56.5 hectares of pruned Radiata planted in 2008 

12.7 hectares of Douglas Fir

Other smaller forestry lots

The farms are managed by AGFIRST

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Boundary Rd

19 Northern Boundary Rd

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Dairy 1

51 Rerewhakaaitu Road

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Dairy 3

680 State Highway 38

Dairy one is located at 51 Rerewhakaaitu Road.

This season it is milking approx 549 cows

This farm is under a contract milking agreement with Glen and Renalyn Ramel.

Boundary Road farm milks 242 cows and is under a contract milking agreement with Morgan Wesche.  This farm was the winner of the Ahuwhenua Award for Dairy in 2018.

Dairy three is under a contract milking agreement with Rob and Kelly Cowan and this season is milking approx 613 cows.

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Miraka Hipi

873 State Highway 38 

Miraka Hipi is located at 873 State Highway 38 and in 2020/21 it is milking approx 1600 East Fresian ewes

We employ Alain Valeza as manager with 3 FTE plus a number of casual staff. 

Supply of milk is to Spring Sheep

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Drystock

96 Rerewhakaaitu Rd

Our Drystock Farm is managed by Te Rangi Broughton.  

Sheep - Finish 14,800 lambs

Cattle - Trade cattle

Dairy Grazers - Carry approx 600 yearlings

Supplement - provide silage and hay to dairy farms

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Dairy 4

368 Yankee Road

Dairy 4 was purchased in 2023 and under a contract milking agreement with James Garland milking 195cows

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