Honey

​​​​​​​In 2020 the apiary team harvested 4,227.5kgs of mono mānuka honey. 

This is high-quality mānuka honey. The honey business is also supporting the horticulture business with the provision of hives for pollination, which is a significant undertaking as large numbers of hives are required, and pollination of this nature can be very hard on the hives. 

The honey team also facilitates the wintering of other businesses’ hives on Rūnanga land and can leverage wintering for access to mānuka sites.  This provides access to high-value mānuka honey. 

Honey sites are currently in the Ruapehu District, the Rangitīkei District and the Manawatū District which is providing an important level of diversification. 

500 hives, spread across multiple sites

Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa

Whakamau ki ngā wai o Mangawhero, o Whangaehu, tae mai ki te taketake o Paekowhai ki Kimihia, ki Kauangaroa. Hikaka te haere ki tai ki Rangitahuahua. Pūkana o karu ki Motukaraka, a, ka piki ki Waipu, ka eke ki Te Horotaraipi, ki Tini Waitara.Ko te tīkei o te waewae, te roanga o te ara ki Parewānui, ki Rangitīkei. Ka whākana ki Omarupapako, ki Taikorea, ki Aorangi. Huri ki uta ki Te Poho o Tuariki, kei runga ra ko Paraekaretu e tū nei.Ka pūkanakana ki te tihi o Tiri Raukawa ki uta ra ki Otairi. E ngā totara o te waonui o Ngā Wairiki, o Ngāti Apa, kua ngaro ki tua ki te arai, ki te wāhi ngaro. Kei te tangi tonu te morehu tangata e tū nei. E moe, e oki. E ngā whānau, e ngā hapū, e ngā iwi o Ngā Wairiki me Ngāti Apa, Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa!