ISSUE FIFTY-THREE: RIMA TEKAU MĀ TORU MARCH 2019
Tom Haeata – 1958 Winner of the Ahuwhenua Trophy Competition
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Left to Right – Jhetdyour Haeata, Kingi Smiler, Te Ruinga Haeata, Ariana Rika, Noelene Reti and Lyn Harrison. Back – Tom Haeata’s mokopuna and his partner.
Over the past few years the Ahuwhenua Trophy Competition film crew has been capturing the stories of past winners, which provides a valuable insight into Māori farmers and their families who worked their hearts out to clear the land and establish their farms in what can be described as challenging conditions. The film team was fortunate to catch up earlier this year with Te Ruinga Haeata, Tom’s widow who was visiting from Australia, and his two daughters Jhetdyour Haeata and Ariana Rika who took us on an emotional journey of their days as the settler farming whānau on Farm 11, corner of Scott and Mitchell Roads in Mangakino. At that time the farm was part of the Pouākani Trust farms, which is now Wairarapa Moana Incorporation. Judge Allo an assistant field inspector from Whangarei who inspected the farms noted these comments of Tom Haeata as the winner.
“His farm comprised 122 acres of good grass divided into seventeen paddocks. Pasture grasses were healthy; excellent shelter belts were in evidence and described the buildings as a credit to any farm. Mr Haeata was managing a first-class Jersey herd, and had really good supplies of supplementary feed. 1365 bales of hay had been cut and a further 430 obtained as payment for contract work performed during the previous year. Pigs were being well wintered.” At the end of filming on the farm we visited the urupa where Tom is buried overlooking Lake Maraetai. As we reminisced Te Ruinga said “Tom loved this place”.
March 2019