Taranaki

Ngati Ruanui’s early identity was forged in battle. The tribe’s ancestor, Turi, left the Pacific island of Rangiatea to escape a blood feud and save his life. With his people, he endured many trials at sea before arriving and settling in south Taranaki. Generations later, the people of Ngati Ruanui were besieged by warring tribes, as well as by British soldiers in the wars of the 1860s.

Parininihi Ki Waitotara Incorporation (PKW) is based in Taranaki, New Zealand, where it manages the interests of its 8,000 shareholders. These interests include 22,000 hectares of productive farm land, 15 dairy farms as well as dairy farm partnerships in New Zealand and Australia.