Māori Agribusiness Pathway to Increased Productivity (MAPIP) Programme
The Māori Agribusiness Pathway to Increased Productivity (MAPIP) Programme provides support for trustees or owners of Māori land who want to make progress with changing their land use.
About MAPIP
MAPIP has a specific focus on tangible on-the-ground projects that will lead to increasing the productivity and sustainability of land use to meet owners’ aspirations.
MAPIP funding is primarily used in the early stages to better understand the potential of land or the feasibility of specific options.
In many cases owners have had little direct connection with their land for a long period of time as it has been under lease, or the land is currently productive and trustees or owners are seeking ways to improve productivity or sustainability.
Their vision, typically, is for a diverse land development strategy with a strong community connection.
The difference between MABx and MAPIP
MAPIP offers a one-on-one approach, and this is a key difference between MAPIP and MABx (which offers a group-based approach). MAPIP may be the best option because there is no-one else with similar enough questions or interests at that time for a MABx cluster to be set up or you are in a different development phase.
Completed MAPIP projects
The MAPIP programme started in 2015 and more than 70 projects have been completed with Māori land owners. Following is a selection.
- Waireia Trust [PDF, 488 KB]
- Ngati Pahauwera Agribusiness Development Project (Phase 2) [PDF, 260 KB]
- Tunapahore 6 Horticultural [PDF, 395 KB]
- Winston Wikuki Waititi Whanau Trust and Oruaiti 2B2 Trust [PDF, 453 KB]
- Mangapapa B2 Manuka Honey [PDF, 558 KB]
- He Whenua Miraka and He Whenua Miere (Ngati Apa Development Limited) [PDF, 240 KB]
- Rauporoa: Te Materangatira Paora Whanau Trust [PDF, 437 KB]
- Te Manawa o Tuhoe Trust – Paekoa Dry Stock Unit [PDF, 239 KB]
- Te Tii Tapuaetahi Incorporation [PDF, 584 KB]
- Mid North (Northland) Multiple Maori Land Blocks [PDF, 534 KB]
- Te Hiku Farming Collective [PDF, 405 KB]
- Ngati Pahauwera Agribusiness Development [PDF, 419 KB]
- Nga Ngahere Momona [PDF, 124 KB]
- Te Arawa River Iwi Trust Native Plant Nursery [PDF, 119 KB]
- Northland Educational Field Trip [PDF, 327 KB]
- Te Komiti 1A1 Ahu Whenua Trust [PDF, 122 KB]
- Northland Dairy Conversion [PDF, 150 KB]
- Tuhono Whenua orchard productivity project [PDF, 226 KB]
- Ahuwhenua Trophy Competition [PDF, 144 KB]
- 2014 Ahuwhenua Finalist – Putauaki Trust – Himiona Farm [PDF, 218 KB]
- 2014 Ahuwhenua Winner – Te Rua o Te Moko Ltd [PDF, 187 KB]
- 2014 Ahuwhenua Finalist – Ngati Awa Farms [PDF, 211 KB]
Mooving forward: An evaluation of the Rangihamama Dairy Conversion report [PDF, 3.5 MB]
Media release: Northland iwi starts planting 20-hectare avocado orchard
Get started
Our network of staff located regionally will act as your first contact point. They will spend time getting to know you and developing a picture together of what you need and how we can help.
To find out more:
Download applicant guidelines [PDF, 176 KB]