Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust

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Tiaki Manaakitia te Tangata, Tiaki Manaakitia te Taiao | Looking After Our people, Looking After Our Environments.

OUR RANGE

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WHAT WE DO

Our Services

Site
Preparation

Mechanical removal, chemical application

Whakapapa Eco-Sourcing Seed

Whakapapa sourcing, local seed sourcing

Native Plant
Supply

A wide variety of native and Rongoa plants

Planting
Operations

Riparian and landscaping planting operations

Transportable Watering

Deliver on watering 2,000L to landscaping

OUR MAHI

Native Nurseries

The Trust has two native nurseries in the Ngāti Hauā Rohe:

Morrinsville
Hautapu

All the plants grown and planted by the Trust have been eco-sourced from within the Waikato ecological district areas with particular species sourced as close as possible to the where they will be planted.

Morrinsville

Our nursery located in Morrinsville can hold up to 100,000 plants at any one time.

ABOUT US

Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust

Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust is an iwi, church, and community-led charitable organisation committed to environmental restoration within the Ngāti Hauā rohe.

Guided by a Mātauranga Māori approach, we deliver Iwi-based and community-based projects that restore the mauri of our rivers and whenua, while growing the capability and wellbeing of our people.

Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust aims to uphold the whakapapa of our whenua through eco-sourcing practices - each plant returned to the whenua strengthens the identity, resilience, and intergenerational connection of mana whenua.

NGĀTI HAUĀ MAHI TRUST

Our Values

Te Oranga

Nurturing the wellbeing, mana, and pride of our people, our whenua, and our awa

Te Tikanga

Respecting and upholding the tikanga of mana whenua - Ngāti Hauā - through practices that protect and enhance our people

Te Kaitiakitanga

Recognising and maintaining the identity, connections, and responsibilities of mana whenua as kaitiaki of our whenua and awa

Te Wairuatanga

Honouring the spiritual identity, connections, and practices of mana whenua

Te Humarietanga

Acting with humility in all that we do

OUR HISTORY

The History of
Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust

Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust was established over 20 years ago by Ngāti Hauā kaumātua from our five marae to bring iwi, church, and community together. The urge to keep ahikaa centered locally through employment, to ensure we maintain our Marae obligations. Their vision was clear: create meaningful work, restore the environment, and strengthen the hauora of Ngāti Hauā.

In 2012, the Trust re-emerged with a guiding principle:
“Tiaki manaakitia te tangata, Tiaki manaakitia te Taiao”
(Looking after our people, looking after the environment)

As a flax-roots organisation, the Trust began with a passion to make a difference within the Ngāti Hauā rohe - growing people through growing plants.

Today, Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust creates employment and grows kaitiaki through our native plant nurseries and environmental restoration operations. We lead in Mātauranga Māori-based restoration, revitalisation, and enhancement of culturally significant catchments that feed our tupuna awa - Topehaehae, Piako, and Waikato.