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Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust
Welcome to
Tiaki Manaakitia te Tangata, Tiaki Manaakitia te Taiao | Looking After Our people, Looking After Our Environments.
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:
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Morrinsville
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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.
Our Partners
Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust would like to thank the organisations who have partnered with us.
