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Ngāi Tahu Holdings reappoints Acting Chief Executive
Ngāi Tahu Holdings Acting Chief Executive, Todd Moyle has agreed to continue in the role of Acting Chief Executive (CE), until a permanent CE is in place. Today, the announcement was delivered by Mike Pohio, board chair of Ngāi Tahu Holdings. “Todd is a highly valued staff member and has exhibited strong leadership since his…
Ngāi Tahu Holdings board welcomes Jason Paris
7 September 2023 Ngāi Tahu Holdings is excited to welcome to its board Jason Paris (Ngāi Tahu – Waihōpai), CEO of One NZ (formerly Vodafone). Mr Paris has been appointed to replace Rodger Finlay and will commence a three-year term from 1 January 2024. Mr Paris will bring considerable commercial experience to the NTHC Board…
New wild home for takahē on Ngāi Tahu whenua in Ōtākou/Otago
25 August 2023 Takahē have been returned to Ngāi Tahu whenua/land in the upper Lake Whakatipu Waimāori valley with the aim of establishing a third wild population. Ngāi Tahu and the Department of Conservation (DOC) released 18 takahē on the Ngāi Tahu tribal property Greenstone Station on Wednesday (23 August), with Ngāi Tahu rangatira Tā…
Pukenui/Anchor Island proposed as next kākāriki karaka translocation site
10 August 2023 Kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet, New Zealand’s rarest parakeet species, may soon call Pukenui/Anchor Island home. The predator-free island, in Fiordland’s Tamatea/Dusky Sound, is proposed as a site for a fifth wild population for the critically endangered taonga species, with hopes kākāriki karaka could be released there from spring 2024. With the support of…
Maungatautari hapū and iwi to foster Ngāi Tahu kākāpō
Wednesday 19 July 2023 For the first time in more than a century, Ngāi Tahu kākāpō will be living on Maungatautari near Kemureti (Cambridge) under the protection of local mana whenua. Four male kākāpō are being translocated from Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) near Rakiura (Stewart Island) to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari. It’s the first time the…
‘It could become the future of dairying’
Ngāi Tahu Farming is spearheading the largest single farm-system regenerative farming trial in Aotearoa with a view to reducing water use, carbon emissions and nitrate leaching. The seven-year trial, conducted in partnership with Ngāi Tūāhuriri and the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund, began in August 2022. Named Te Whenua Hou…
Almost half of farm waste recycled
Ngāi Tahu Farming has diverted 45 per cent of its farming operation’s waste from landfill to recycled products thanks to PlasBack. PlasBack is an innovative agricultural plastics recycling scheme, which is contributing to Ngāi Tahu Farming’s commitment to removing single-use plastics by 2025. The scheme was introduced at both Te Whenua Hou and Balmoral farms…
Iwi farm’s native planting ‘intergenerational’
Ngāi Tahu Farming is restoring pockets of native habitats at its Te Whenua Hou farm north-west of Ōtautahi (Christchurch). The company has planted more than 210,000 native trees and shrubs common to Ka Pākiwhakatekateka a Waitaha (the Canterbury Plains) since 2015 to enhance native plant and animal communities. Dedicated dryland reserves have been set aside…
The National Kiwi Hatchery Celebrate Record Number of Chicks
25 May 2023 A little kiwi known as Mt.Plm.13 is the 150th chick to hatch this season, making this the most successful hatching season on record for the National Kiwi Hatchery. Incredibly, Mt.Plm.13 was followed by another three hatchlings, taking the official number to a 153 kiwi this season, 17 kiwi more than the previous…
All Blacks Experience introduces Japanese and Chinese subtitled translated tours
8th May 2023 The All Blacks Experience, joint venture between New Zealand Rugby and Ngāi Tahu Tourism, is excited to be launching Japanese and Chinese subtitled translations of their interactive cultural attraction in Auckland’s Sky City Precinct from April 1. The introduction of subtitled translations represents the business’s aim to be a world class global…