The Manuka honey industry has been identified as a sector where we think we can add value by hopefully assist in further unlocking the economic potential of our Ngati Porou land base.
"One third of the fighters are of Maori descent and hail from many iwi across Aotearoa. Ngati Porou will be represented by Rion Hakiwai, whose mother is from home,” Anaru said
Yesterday the board met for the first time since the passing of Dr Apirana Mahuika, the former Chairperson of Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou. The board meeting began with a moving tribute to the remarkable legacy of Dr Mahuika.
"But despite his commitment to all things Ngati Porou, his many scholarly accomplishments and offers of knighthoods, his greatest pride was his mokopuna."
Dr Apirana Mahuika was a man of great conviction and like his maunga, Hikurangi, immovable in his beliefs. His staunch and unrelenting Naati-centric worldview earned him many admirers, and just as many critics.