BACKGROUND
The sheep, beef and dairy farming and forestry operations of the NMMPT are managed under the
divisional arm of Maniapoto Trades and Services.
MTS was established to provide a resource base and commercial avenue for the Trust and also to
improve additional opportunities for the other "Not for Profit" enterprises the Trust is
heavily involved in such as: - Education and Training Services, Health Services and Social Services.
Although the farms and forestry blocks that the Trust owns are operated as commercial operations,
it is important to keep in mind the important secondary objectives of - financially supplementing
the Not for Profit activities that the Trust is involved in and to provide physical resources that support
these activities.
Therefore, both the farming and forestry operations must ensure the Annual Programme intrinsically
interweaves the needs of Maniapoto Training Agency and Maniapoto Community Services into the day
to day activities and tasks for the properties. It is expected this can be successfully achieved while still
maintaining a profitable commercial focus.
183 Kokokoroa Road, Waitomo (Sheep and Beef - K1 Farm)
AREA: 173 hectares
PASTURE: 94 hectares
PLANTATION FORESTRY: 55 hectares - Radiata Pine
NATIVE BUSH: 40 hectares - Retired
PURCHASED: 1 July 2001
Beau Edwards (Agriculture Tutor) sharing some
humour with some of his Learners while docking
lambs at the K2 Farm yards
279 Kokokoroa Road, Waitomo (Sheep & Beef - K2 Farm)
AREA: 370 hectares
PASTURE: 230 ha good, 65 ha rough
PLANTATION FORESTRY: 35 hectares
NATIVE BUSH: 40 hectares - Retired
PURCHASED: 1 July 2002
Highly respected Kaumatua from Mirumiru Marae and
former trustee for the Trust overlooking the
facilities on the K3 Farm
1403 Te Anga Road, Waitomo (Sheep & Beef - K3 Farm)
AREA: 215 hectares
PASTURE: 175 hectares
PLANTATION FORESTRY: 5 hectares
NATIVE BUSH: 32 hectares
PURCHASED: 1 April 2007
24 Irvine Road, Otorohanga (Dairy Unit - D1)
AREA: Approximately 68 hectacres
8 hectares in mature (20 years) Radiata Pine and Lawsoniana
8 hectares of sidling's, rough grazing
52 hectares makes up the milking platform. The farm is well set out, with substantial
plantings of forestry woodlots (pine, lucitanica and ornamental trees). It is 10kms from
Otorohanga township via Mangawhero Road predominantly a Holstein Friesian herd.
PURCHASED: 1 June 2015