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Primary Sector (2009)

Māori Assets4

  • In 2005/06, total Māori-owned commercial assets were estimated to be worth $16.5 billion, 52% of which were invested in primary industries, 8% in secondary industries, and 40% in the tertiary industries.
  • The primary sector is particularly exposed to developments in world markets, however, there are also key opportunities for Māori.
  • Māori primary assets and capital investment are made up of Māori trust assets, Māori Trustee land assets, treaty settlements, Māori Trust Board assets, Māori businesses and other assets.5
  • The largest percentage increase in Māori commercial assets between 2001 and 2005/06 was in Māori Trustee land assets, which increased by 310%.

Chart 1: Māori Assets by Industry Group as at 2005/2006 Source: Te Puni Kōkiri (2008)

Pie chart showing Māori assets by industry group: Primary industry = $8,513 million; Secondary industry = $1,271 million; Tertiary industry = $6,666 million

4 The Māori Asset Base, Te Puni Kōkiri Fact Sheet, February 2008.
5 “Other” assets are the sum of assets of a variety of sources: Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Ltd; CrownForestry Rental Trust; Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust; Te Rūnanga o NgāTahu; Poutama Māori Business Trust; and Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust and is collected from annual reports beween March2005 and September 2006.

Last modified: 2/04/2008