About Atihau Whanganui Incorporation

About Atihau Whanganui Incorporation

Who/what is Atihau Whanganui Incorporation?

A Maori Incorporation established in 1970 following an order of the Maori Land Court to take back (resume and manage) 101,000 acres of land vested into the Aotea Maori Land Council by Whanganui Maori in 1903.

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Where are we?

The office is situated at 16 Bell Street, Whanganui on the First Floor. Our land holding covers 101,000 acres in the Waimarino district.

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What does AWHI stand for?

This is the acronym of Atihau Whanganui Incorporation.

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What do we do?

AWHI is principally a sheep and cattle farmer with dairy and forestry interests.

AWHI’s core business is pastoral farming, the key statistics for which include:

Area 

101,000 acres

  

41,700 hectares [size of lake Taupo]

Farmed 

72,600 acres

  

29,400 hectares [effective 17,200]

No of Stations

6 sheep & beef, 1 dairy

Central North Island

  

Sheep

141,000 [100,000 ewes]

Cattle

13,000 [5,000 cows]

Stock Units

206,000

    

Forestry

5,000 acres

  

2,025 hectares

Shareholders

7,000

Shares

1,256,529

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How are we managed?

A Board of seven Directors exercises governance over the organisation. A CEO attends to the day-to-day operations involving some 30 staff.

Mission:

Shareholder happiness – grow the business, increase dividends, support iwi

Vision

He taonga tuku iho: toitu te whenua, toitu te Tangata
Productive land – prosperous people

Values

The values that guide the behaviour and performance of Atihau Whanganui are:

  • Maori Guiding Principles of:
  • Kotahitanga - the principle of unity of purpose and direction. 
  • Manaakitanga - acknowledges the mana of others expressed through aroha, hospitality and mutual respect. 
  • Rangatiratanga - expression of the attributes of rangatira including humility, leadership by example, generosity, altruism, diplomacy and knowledge of benefit to the people. 
  • Wairuatanga - belief that there is a spiritual existence alongside the physical.  It is expressed through the intimate connection of the people to their maunga, awa, whenua, moana, marae, tupuna and atua. 
  • Mana Whenua - underpins the social organisation of whanau, uri and iwi and includes rights and reciprocal obligations consistent with being part of a collective
  • Kaitiakitanga - defines turangawaewae and ukaipo, the places where you belong, where you count, where you are important, where you can contribute.
  • Mana Tupuna - embraces the spiritual and cultural guardianship of Te Ao Marama, a responsibility derived from whakapapa.
  • Te Reo – the expression of one’s self in a world that is diverse as it is divided.  Identification of who we are as an indigenous people in this world to encourage and support the use of this unique language of the context of our business.
  • Honesty, Integrity & Respect
  • Teamwork & Leadership
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Professionalism – Being the best
  • Business Focus

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