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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 16, 2018 17:14:05 GMT 12
MĀORI-OWNED MIRO BERRY BUSINESS BREAKS GROUNDA Māori-owned horticulture business promising 5000 jobs has broken ground in Morrinsville. Aspiring berry exporter Miro - owned by 20 Māori trusts, iwi and collectives - also signed a 50-50 joint venture with Crown-owned Plant and Food Research on Thursday. The vision for the Māori-owned, Māori-run company was outlined in speeches at Rukumoana Marae near Morrinsville, before a tōtara was planted to mark the beginning of Ngāti Hauā's initial two hectare blueberry plantation. The venture's first job: create the perfect crunchy, tasty and consistent blueberry for the Asian and Australian markets...... www.stuff.co.nz/business/102281180/moriowned-miro-berry-business-breaks-ground
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