Farms and Maps
Descriptions of Onuku farms and links to maps.
The Onuku Maori Lands Trust farms cover a total area of 2,362 hectares of which 740 hectares is retired. The retired area is mainly in regerating bush. A further 121 hectares is in a commercial forestry operation. The area being farmed covers 1,542 hectares, split into five units - four dairy farms and a drystock farm - as described below.
The farms are managed by AGFIRST.
The descriptions below are accompanied by maps prepared by Flaherty Survey & Mapping Ltd for the Trust. Click on the images to download the pdf of the map.
Onuku No 1 Dairy Farm (left)
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50/50 sharemilker
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223,000 kg Milk solids
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565 cows on 210 hectares
Onuku No 2 (left) and No 3 Dairy Farms (lower left)
Dairy Two
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Contract Milker
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109,000 kg Milk Solids
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300 cows on 120 hectares
Boundary Road Dairy Farm
Pictured in the bottom lefthand corner of No 2 farm, the Boundary Road farm comprises:
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Farm Manager
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88,000 kg milk solids
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220 cows on 72 hectares
Dairy Three
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50 /50 sharemilker
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197,000 kg milk solids
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540 cows on 225 hectares
Onuku Dry Stock Farm (left)
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Manager and two FTE
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Dairy Grazing/Beef finishing/Breeding ewes
Onuku Ltd
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Distribution of bottled honey around the world.