Earlier this week, a group of Māori forestry and other technical experts met with Government Ministry of Primary Industries officials to review preliminary analysis from the working group towards a new transition forest management regime and practice that could preserve a $16 billion option for the Māori economy and Aotearoa. Te Taumata Chair, Chris
Te Taumata thanks Jacinda Ardern as she heads to Rātana Pā for her last official outing as Prime Minister.
Te Taumata outlines its priorities for Māori trade in 2023.
E hika ma, tena hoki koutou, tatou Tiro hia ki tena o nga totara o nga iwi o Ngāti Rarua, Ngāti Kahungungu me Te Whānau a Apanui eke atu ki te Taumata o te Poari o Wakatū whaanui! Te Taumata sends its warm congratulations to esteemed director, Hone McGregor, for his appointment as Chairman of
Tata mutunga ngā mahi mō te tau 2022. He tau o ngā wero. He tau o ngā āheitanga. He tau o te pouritnga hoki. Ahakoa ngā piki me ngā heke, mā runga i te manaakitanga, te whanaungatanga, me te aroha, ka haere waka eke noa tātou. As the end of 2022 draws near, we reflect
Fostering Māori Chinese partnerships Enter keywords
A group of Māori forestry and other experts convened this week in Rotorua to develop a forestry practice that will be vital to unlocking more than $16 billion in value for the Māori economy. The group, brought together by Te Taumata (Māori Forestry Landowners) and funded exclusively by Māori forestry interests, is working to establish
Te Taumata Director, Carrie Stoddart-Smith, recently met with ExportNZ to discuss collaboration opportunities that support and advocate the interests of Māori exporters. “With a membership of over 76,000 businesses and initiatives that fulfil multiple functions that support Aotearoa New Zealand’s exporting sector, Te Taumata sees value in partnering with ExportNZ,” said Carrie. “Over the past
A US court ban on importing several fish species from New Zealand’s inshore trawling and gillnet fisheries off the west coast of the North Island will have a significant impact on Māori fisheries quota owners, says Te Taumata Chair, Chris Karamea Insley. Conservation group, Sea Shepherd filed a submission to the US Court of International Trade, citing
Aotearoa New Zealand will be hosting the 2023 Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Leading up to the event, MFAT Deputy Secretary of the Trade and Economic Group, Vangelis Vitalis is hosting an open webinar on Tuesday 13 December from 3pm-4pm outlining early plans and key objectives for the event. This event provides an opportunity for
Te Taumata has spent two years focused on planning for new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with large market blocs of the world. Our strategy was to mitigate the risk of Māori being over-exposed to the large China market. China is a hugely important market for Māori products like forestry, fishing and seafood, horticulture and agriculture
This is the message conveyed to the Te Taumata Board by the recently appointed New Zealand Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation, Clare Kelly, during a flying visit back to Aotearoa last week. Hone McGregor and Carrie Stoddart-Smith (two of our Te Taumata Directors) recently attended a meeting of the WTO in Geneva Switzerland, where