Establishment of first National Māori Forestry Association

Written By Kim Manunui

This month marked a significant milestone for Māori in Forestry with the establishment of the first National Māori Forestry Association – Ngā Pou a Tāne.

An interim board, of nine members, has been established with a purpose to provide a strong, mandated, collective Māori voice, to engage with the Crown and influence key policy decisions on all matters relating to forestry and whenua Māori.  We, as Māori foresters, are currently facing a number of legislative policies and regulations that negatively impact how we utilise our whenua.  A key aim of this organsiation is to obviate any of negative impacts for Māori in Forestry.

Head to our ABOUT page to meet our board members.

Watch interviews with Aukaha at our very first hui:

https://xn--wharekrero-v3b.nz/p.FrP

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
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