Pine Foresty
The initial agreement of the forestry right was contracted to Carter Holt Harvey in 1993 for a term of 35 years or a single rotation whichever is shorter.
A change in ownership of the forestry right occurred in 2006 to Taumata Plantations and is managed by Hancock Forest Management Ltd.
Planting Year – Pinus radiata (ha)
- 1994 – 339.8
- 1995 – 221.7
Total planted area 561.5 ha
Summary of Value as at 30 June 2019
Net Present Value (NZD) $5,460,505.00
Deforestation obligations and Emissions trading scheme (ETS)
The Aramiro forestry right is not pre 1990 forestry and not registered in or subject to the emissions trading scheme. This allows Our People to make future decisions on how the land is utilised.
Joint Management Committee
- Brett Te Whare
- Hamish Owen
- Michelle Mariu Tai-Rakena
- Laresia Heke
- Brent Donaldson
- Nathan Baird
- Carolyn Jackson
- Sarah Jane Luoni
The joint management committee team meets monthly/quarterly to review:
- Harvest planning
- Road and landing construction
- Employment opportunities
- Legal requirements statutes, bylaws & codes of practice
- Land and water protection and restoration
Road and landing construction is underway with harvesting to commence in 2021.
| Action | Status |
| Stage 1 – Upgrade of existing Orongo road | Completed |
| Stage 2 – New roading approx 3 km Orongo road and Pukeikura road | Completed |
| Resource consent to build 1 x 14m single span bridge across Orongo stream | Resource consent granted July 2020 |
| Construction of bridge 1 x 14m concrete and steel | Completed |
| New roading plan (vandys road) access to forestry | Underway |
| Roadline salvage into forestry | Underway |
| Share the road community programme | Underway |
| Employment opportunities – Forestry and roading | Underway - See whanau opportunities |
| Land preservation and restoration – Historical and waahi tapu sites identified | Underway |
| Water and ecology monitoring | Underway |