23 Mar 2023

Business supporting Maori landowners to plant more natives

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 23 March 2023

Tāmata Hauhā is a business with a unique strategy for replanting native forestry and supporting Maori landowners.

The organisation works with Māori landowners all over New Zealand to plant trees on marginal country that is too steep or erosion prone for farming.

They celebrated their first birthday on Tuesday with the opening of a new premises in Marton, Rangitīkei.

Tāmata Hauhā's chief executive Blair Jamieson talks to Jesse.

Regenerating native vegetation that will be enhanced with additional native planting. It will be permanently reserved as part of this project to further protect the waterways and riparian zones.

Photo: Aratu Forests

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