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![Ātihau-Whanganui reports first apiary business loss as honey markets slump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ātihau-Whanganui reports first apiary business loss as honey markets slump
As economies responded to Covid-19, there was good demand for Ātihau products.
!['It's a dog's breakfast': Ruapehu joins Three Waters revolt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'It's a dog's breakfast': Ruapehu joins Three Waters revolt
Mayor Don Cameron warned the move would gain nothing but was outvoted.
![Ātihau-Whanganui farming incorporation appoints new leaders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ātihau-Whanganui farming incorporation appoints new leaders
Te Tiwha Puketapu has been appointed as the new chair and Che Wilson as deputy
![Rangitīkei Māori leader urges rural people to prepare now for Omicron](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rangitīkei Māori leader urges rural people to prepare now for Omicron
"We've been very, very lucky in this region so far, but it's just a matter of time."
![Fragmentation of shares a challenge for Māori farm incorporation - Mavis Mullins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fragmentation of shares a challenge for Māori farm incorporation - Mavis Mullins
Outgoing Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation chair says continued fragmentation an issue.
![Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation chairwoman retiring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation chairwoman retiring
Mavis Mullins has been at the helm of the incorporation for 12 years.
![Iwi collective mobilises Covid-19 teams to reach vulnerable](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Iwi collective mobilises Covid-19 teams to reach vulnerable
The collective of iwi secured $2.8 million in funding to lift vaccination rates in Māori
![Six stand for seats on Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation board](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Six stand for seats on Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation board
The Māori-owned incorporation manages one of New Zealand's biggest farms.
![Councils buckling under Three Waters pressure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Councils buckling under Three Waters pressure
Rangitīkei mayor Andy Watson says there's been a barrage of public opinion.
![Rural leadership programme 'game-changing'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rural leadership programme 'game-changing'
The programme aims to grow up to 24 rural leaders in each intake.
![Māori land owners urged to discuss issues and opportunities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Māori land owners urged to discuss issues and opportunities
The event is designed to ensure whānau understand opportunities for how to use their land.
![Entire Whanganui communities getting Covid jab](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Entire Whanganui communities getting Covid jab
Vaccination of communities in remote rural areas of the Whanganui DHB region has started.
![Māori views 'critical' in replacing RMA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Māori views 'critical' in replacing RMA
"You can't move without the hapū and iwi, the mana at place, having a say.""
!['Crunch time' for Māori grappling with flood of critical reforms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Crunch time' for Māori grappling with flood of critical reforms
These changes would take power from local govt "just as Māori were anticipating more say".