Government loan helps boost productivity for Taranaki land
Published: 10 February, 2026
The government is providing a $950,000 loan through the Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) to support the Omuturangi 6E and 7A Ahu Whenua Trust, to increase productivity on its farmland near Hāwera.
The loan will support the trust to upgrade essential on farm infrastructure and build a new dairy shed.
The investment is expected to create jobs and drive regional growth.
These upgrades will allow the trust to increase its milking capacity, lift stock numbers and boost milk production and profitability by up to 25 per cent.
The trust, which administers the 84 hectares of land on behalf of 290 owners, will co-fund $120,000 towards the project.
Without the loan, the land would have reverted from dairying to less-productive livestock grazing, as the old dairy shed had reached the end of its economic life.
This loan is an example of the RIF’s focus on Māori economic development. It provides investment where funding could not be secured elsewhere and supports regional growth and employment.
Construction is expected to begin shortly, with a new dairy shed operational later this year.