Kei te piki me te heke te mahanatanga o Te Ao

Kia ora koutou,

In the next few days the New Zealand Government is set to declare a climate emergency.

Today the Te Arawa Fisheries Group has launched its new Aka Rākau Programme, a key part of our Ka Pu Te Ruha, Ka Hao te Rangatahi climate change strategy to practically lower emissions across our group and offsetting these emissions through planting new forests on Te Arawa lands.

Launched in September, the number one goal of our climate change strategy is to preserve our planet for future generations planting permanent regenerating forests is our way forward. Forests provide a safe haven for our endangered wildlife and native flora to rejuvenate, while they also enhance our environment.

We are seeking to partner with Te Arawa land owners to turn under-utilised land into permanent rejuvenating, native forests that will offset our carbon emissions, provide a return to the landowner, create local jobs and protect our environment for the future.

E hika ma, Te Arawa whānui

The time for talking about climate change is gone! We need to ACT now!

We have assembled a world-class team of experts in:

•   Exotic and indigenous forestry;
•   Māori land development and investment;
•   Climate science and emissions policy; and
•   Emissions trading.

Te Arawa Land Recruitment Strategy

Principles of our Aka Rākau kaupapa include:

· Practically respond to the threat of climate-change;

· Reduce and eliminate all our emissions;

· Create new and attractive financial returns from under-utilised lands;

· Create jobs for our whānau (forestry and nursery operations);

· Plant exotic as well as indigenous trees on the whenua;

· Assist and enable water quality through prevention of silt and nutrient runoff into streams, rivers, lakes, our estuaries and the moana.

Mehemea kei te hiahia ana i te korero, waea mai…

If you and the whānau (Trusts and Incorporations) have under-utilised lands and are interested in finding out more, waea mai!

Chris Karamea Insley

Chief Executive

Te Arawa Fisheries Group

Phone: +64 21 972 782

Email: chris@tearawafisheries.maori.nz

We will arrange for one of our technical team to come and meet with you, provide a land assessment and kōrero through the different ways you and your whānau can participate in the kaupapa.

View our Ka Pu Te Ruha, Ka Hao te Rangatahi climate change strategy here.

Ngā mihi nui,

Chris Karamea Insley