improving the housing situation for maori in rural communities
Pictured from left : Marewa Titoko , Te Hemanawa Kutia , Gina Kora , TeRana Porter - Directors of Hinemaia Hemp Ltd
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inemaia Hemp had a dream to improve the housing situation for Maori in rural communities . And as a consequence , they would be creating a local intergenerational industry , that is iwi owned and operated ," reveals TeRana Porter .
" We are collaborating with Klara Marosszeky ' s group who commissioned a mobile decorticator ( APU ) which will be a game changer . Hinemaia Hemp Ltd will buy the APU in November . Three months to import and build , it will get here with time for harvest and drying . Processing will start around July . Building begins when dryer and warmer , so around end Oct 2022 . Our first small build will be up by Christmas 2022 .
" We presented to 89 land trusts from Te Kaha to Te Arawa today , finishing with our first TV interview with Maori TV . It ' s our tribal mission to confront Environmental , Economic and Housing challenges ."
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Initially dedicated to tribal farming for Fibre and Construction , Hinemaia aim to branch out to include products such as organic insulation batts , hemp mulch , animal bedding and a ' green ' road building material .