Home, Land and Sea

Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust is committed to ensuring that Ruatāhuna is a thriving community, reconnecting their people with their whenua and whakapapa.

Nate Smith works to empower and support small local fishing communities and bring a sustainable approach back to Aotearoa's seafood industry.

Kai Rotorua is an organisation that connects people to Papatūānuku and growing kūmara is their main tool.

Tōrere Macadamia's pioneering Vanessa Hayes and her whānau, traverse thirty years of trials, tribulations and triumph to become world leaders in the industry.

Manāki Whitebait has set out to revitalise a declining Aotearoa whitebait population, shaking up the entire commercial whitebaiting industry in the process.

Ōpōtiki truffle farmers Matiu Hudson and Annette Munday and they encourage and support new growers, including Te Moana a Toi Truffle Collective, to get into this burgeoning business.

The Wi Pere Trust Farm is located in the heart of Gisborne. The farm embodies a unique blend of cultural and commercial endeavours.

Aotearoa is home to a rich and diverse resrource of native plants, traditionally used by Māori for wellbeing. In 2010, Waikato based husband and wife team Helen and Scott founded Ōku, to transform native plants into a commercial product range.

Rangitikei o Manawatū boasts some of the most fertile farming regions in Aotearoa.

The community at Whakakī has began looking at new ways to restore and protect its waterways.