The majority trustees of the Omapere Rangihamama Trust, Bruce Cutforth (Interim Chair) and Colleen Bermingham-Brown, consider that they are required to respond to the memorandum written by Rachel Witana dated 5 October 2021 (“Memo”) which has recently been circulated, including via publication on Facebook. The Memo contains a number of spurious allegations and factual errors, [...]
The ORT AGM 2021, has been postponed until such time as COVID-19 regional lockdown and travel restrictions are lifted and we are able to meet safely, kanohi ki te kanohi. Updates will be posted here on our FB page and also on the official ORT website. Stay safe and well whanau.
Notice of ORT Trustee Elections 2021 - new closing date Nominations are now sought for seven (7) Trustee positions on the Trust Board. The retiring Trustees can stand for re-election if they choose. Nominations for these Trustee positions have open been since Wednesday 11th August 2021 and will now close on the Friday 15th October [...]
Project Manager (Horticulture) About the job: Ko au te whenua, ko te whenua ko au / I am the whenua, the whenua is me. Are you a project manager and looking for an opportunity to give back in Te Tai Tokerau? You should join a ground-breaking project with a tight and dynamic group of Maori [...]
The AGM for Omapere Taraire E and Rangihamama X3A Ahu Whenua Trust will be held on Saturday 16th October 2021. Nominations are now sought for seven (7) Trustee positions on the Trust Board. The retiring Trustees can stand for re-election if they choose. Nominations for these Trustee positions will open on the Wednesday 11th August [...]
The purpose of these workshops is to provide information to all ORT shareholders and beneficiaries about the Nga Whenua Kaikohe project (NWK) in preparation for a formal vote on this project at the upcoming ORT AGM 2021. In response to the discussion at the ORT SGM earlier this year, as the ORT representative on this [...]
Farm Manager – Beef Finishing A capable and motivated Farm Manager is required for the Omapere-Rangihamama Trust beef farm located 3 km from Kaikohe, Northland. This is a great opportunity for someone with energy and vision to continue improving this Ahuwhenua Trophy winning farm business. The farm is predominantly a bull finishing enterprise of approximately [...]
The Omapere Taraire E and Rangihamama X3A Ahu Whenua Trust Special General Meeting 2021 will be held on Saturday 20th February 2021 from 9:30am at Kohewhata Marae, Kaikohe. The meeting is held in order to report on the progress of Omapere Taraire E and Rangihamama X3A Ahu Whenua Trust. Please note that elections and shareholder [...]
Rakiura Māori land owners are using pūtea from the Whenua Māori Fund, Te Puni Kōkiri to explore a tourism opportunity on their ancestral land. Te 31 o Haratua 2017 Tēnā koe, Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill is back in Parliament this week going through the Committee of the Whole House stage. Last night, the [...]
Omapere Rangihamama Trust farm near Kaikohe in the Far North has won the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award for the top sheep and beef farm in Aotearoa New Zealand. The announcement was made by the Right Honourable Bill English at an awards evening attended by more than 700 people in Whangarei [...]
