Hui a Hapu April 8 2025

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Mana Ahuriri Trust | April 2025 
Kia ora koutou, Ahuriri Station (1,350 hectares near Hawke’s Bay Airport) is our taonga reclaimed. Here’s the kōrero as we shape its future together. 

Key Points: 

  • Our Vision: Leadership, prosperity, kaitiakitanga—$50m+ pūtea, 6,500 hectares, 400+ homes with world-class solutions.  
  • Our Strategy: Maximize $100m+ DSP pipeline, balance capital and taonga, sustainable rohe footprint.  
  • Our History: Te Whanganui ā Orotu lagoon, taken 1851, reclaimed via 2021 settlement—leading regionally on hazards, sustainability.  
  • Our Journey: Moved fast to protect rights in a tough regulatory system; a staged process begins—your vision matters.  
  • Buying It Back: Full acquisition (millions, TBC); must be commercially viable, not a liability.  
  • Hazards: Inundation, sea-level rise, seismic—guided by Tonkin + Taylor, Initia, Te Muriwai o Te Whanga for resilient solutions.  
  • Development Vision: 380ha+ green industry, 1,100+ homes, solar farm, wetlands—Fast Track listed, profit enables purpose.  
  • Wāhi Taonga: Near Pakake—Taiao Strategy protects with markers/reserves.  
  • Industry: Resilient hubs (port, logistics, green tech)—jobs, revenue, prosperity.  
  • Taiao: Restore 500ha+ wetlands—biodiversity, water quality, future ventures.  
  • Housing: ~400 homes now, 1,000+ at Ahuriri—exemplar, whānau-focused community.  
  • FDS/PDP & Fast Track: Platform for mokopuna decisions—your voice shapes it amid regulatory challenges.  
  • Our Commitment: We’re aware of issues and working with stakeholders for sustainable outcomes. 

Hui Dates: 

  • Hui 1: April 8, 2025, 5:30–7:30 PM  
  • Hui 2: Full Day, Hikoi & Workshop, TBC 
  • Hui 3: Webinar, TBC  
  • Hui 4: Concept Feedback, TBC 

Mauri ora – Your say shapes it. Bring your kōrero! 
Contact: info@manaahuriri.org 

Hello fencing contractor!

I’m Kelly from DOC, we alongside HBRC are looking to deer fence a significant podocarp remnant at the
Balls Clearing Scenic Reserve in the near future. It is currently surrounded by a stock fence, the land is
largely flat with some gentle hills.

Balls Clearing Walks: Puketitiri area, Hawke’s Bay region
We would like to offer you the opportunity to quote on this work.
It is a minimum of 5km long which will include multiple gate entry’s for farm and pedestrian access and
several flood gate arrangements around waterways (details to be firmed up).

If interested can you please submit:

• Your rates for 1km of fencing.
Posts at 5m separation, strainer every 200m, 13 wire mesh, 1.9m high, 150mm wire with a tight lock.
With an electric outrigger.

• Cost of 1 farm access gate.

• If you are equipped to remove the existing fence line and clear vegetation back where needed, your
relevant rates.

• Confirmation if you have a 3rd party H&S assessment such as Sitewise (additional info attached).
• Your availability throughout May and June 2025.

Note we can provide free accommodation at 100 Hukanui road (about 5 min drive away) if that can reduce
costs.

Also we don’t expect to complete the full reserve by the end of June but hope to achieve most sides, potentially
excluding the roadside edge and part of the northern edge where large exotic trees are present.
We are exploring their removal prior to the new fence going in with other suppliers.

Kelly Eaton
Supervisor
Ahuriri / Napier Office
Phone: +64 27 446

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