Representing the 500 or so descendants of the former eastern Māori MP Wi Pere, the trust generates above-average returns from 7000 hectares of hill country and a relatively small 79ha horticulture unit.
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Despite being battered by Cyclone Gabrielle, Gisborne’s Wi Pere Trust still managed to pick up its second successive Ahuwhenua Trophy in 2023 – although this time the supreme
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