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Papawhakaritorito is the name of the whānau food farm that Jessica and Jo live on. Papawhakaritorito refers to the place where the heart of the flaxbush sings.

Papawhakaritorito Charitable Trust was set up in 2021 with a focus on kaupapa Māori; research, education and land regeneration in relation to Indigenous seed, soil and food sovereignty. The small scale Hua Parakore food farm nourishes soil, food and whānau and provides an opportunity to live Indigenous Food Sovereignty through the Hua Parakore principles. The name was given in 2007 by the late Dr

Huirangi Waikerepuru a Māori language activist and trade unionist of Taranaki and Ngāpuhi whakapapa. It is a metaphor for whānau and collective wellbeing through holding fast to kaupapa Māori and ways of being on the land in an Indigenous way.

12/06/2026

Wairakau - compost! Making a compost tea is a great way to make your compost go further, activating the microbiology by stirring a handful in a bucket and bringing dynamic energies to the water then applying it on the māra through a sprayer. huaparakore

31/05/2026

We love zines because of the way they let us all express our individual creativity, and how small and easy they are to distribute.

To help us create a movement around the Mana Wāhine Declaration for Hineahuone, we were delighted to collaborate with to run a zine-making workshop in Te Whanganui-a-Tara recently.

We'd like to thank everyone who attended and who got inspired by the Declaration to put so much aroha into their zines.

As Anahera Gildea says, "There's nothing that others can do to gatekeep what you can say. They can be made by anybody."

If you feel inspired to join our movement to stand up for soil and seed, click the to sign the Declaration now.

28/05/2026

Are you part of our growing whānau? 👏🏾

Stay up to date with all our latest news and research by joining our community to receive our seasonal pānui, The Kākano Connection.

If you sign up to the Trust’s mailing list in Mei or Hune, you’ll go in the draw to win a bunch of our māra kai merchandise.

🎉 To enter, head to to sign up to our mailing list.

26/05/2026

In Aotearoa, we are facing the opening up of GMOs. ☠️

“On a spiritual and physical level, this is traumatising,” says Dr Jessica Hutchings.

But the good news is we still have time to rise up and show our objections.

The passing of the Gene Technology Bill has stalled, so don’t delay, say no to biopiracy in Aotearoa today.

Here’s how you can help:

👉🏾 Follow the to send an objection to your MP about the proposed Gene Technology Bill.
👉🏾 Kōrero with your whānau.
👉🏾 Share the message on socials.
👉🏾 Tag in so we can tautoko your efforts.

Click on to have your say now.

24/05/2026

He manaaki mā te tangata i te oneone, kaua hei kaiapo tonu i ngā hua o te oneone.

Ask not what the soil can do for us but what we can do for the soil…
This is one of the kaupapa we honour in the Hua Parakore principle of mana.

To prepare your soil for planting, it’s all about adding lots of nutrient-rich organic matter to encourage more bugs and microbes into your māra.

Some of the ways we do this without synthetic inputs at Papawhakaritorito is to…

Chop and drop existing crops, leaving them to rot on top of the soil.
Add compost one to two weeks before planting.
Put worm castings into each hole before transplanting seedlings or plants.

22/05/2026

On World Biodiversity Day, we're celebrating the power of Indigenous women coming together to create and sign the Mana Wāhine Declaration for Hineahuone. This is a Māori women's declaration for soil and seed, created as part of our Seeding Hope research project. 🌱

The declaration was written in Aotearoa, in collaboration with Dr Vandana Shiva, who visited in 2024 to attend He Whenua Rongo - a symposium on kai (food), kākano (seed), and oneone (soil). Although Indigenous Peoples make up only six percent of the global population, we care for 80 percent of the world's biodiversity. That means we are in a unique situation to create a renewed future - one where we make a right return to nature and biodiversity can thrive.

If you support in this kaupapa, sign our Declaration today by heading to the 🔗 in the first comment 👇🏾.

20/05/2026

As Ngahuru draws to a close, it’s time to get that garlic in the ground. 👍🏾

Follow these five top tasks in your māra this month, so you’re prepped and ready to roll for Te Hōtoke.

1️⃣ Plan any new māra beds and crop rotations for the coming seasons.
2️⃣ Plant garlic.
3️⃣ Harvest all your fruit as it ripens.
4️⃣ Preserve and bottle kai for the coming months.
5️⃣ Store fruit.

14/05/2026

We have more time to say no to biopiracy in Aotearoa! 👊🏾

The controversial Gene Technology Bill has stalled as the Coalition parties fail to agree on its final form.

That means we have a window to protect our soil, seeds and kai, and get our voices heard.

To show your objection for GMOs in Aotearoa:

👉🏾 Follow the link in the first comment below to send an objection to your MP about the proposed Gene Technology Bill.
👉🏾 Kōrero with your whānau.
👉🏾 Share the message on socials.
👉🏾 Tag in so we can tautoko your efforts.

Click the 🔗 in the first comment 👇🏾 to have your say now.

11/05/2026

On World Food Day, we travelled to biodiversity farm Navdanya in India with a rōpū of hua parakore growers to meet Dr Vandana Shiva and her team, and present the Mana Wāhine Indigenous Women’s Declaration for Seed and Soil.

Together we made Herstory by signing this document in front of 300 people.

This document is an urgent call by Indigenous women to return to the ways of listening to, and being in inter-relationship with, Hineahuone and Papatūānuku - our soil and our earth.

This trip marked the start of a movement, which we’re calling you to now join.

Stand up for soil and seed today by clicking the 🔗 in the first comment 👇🏾 to sign your name!

08/05/2026

The world feels tumultuous right now as we witness the decay of late-stage capitalism, but there’s a small action we can take today to support a healthier shift.

It’s time to stand up for soil and seed! 🌱

As our atua Papatūānuku and Hineahuone cry out for us to make a right return to nature, you can show your support by joining our global movement of Indigenous wāhine.

Make your commitment today by signing our Mana Wāhine Indigenous Women’s Declaration for Seed and Soil.

Click the 🔗 in the first comment 👇🏾 to read more about this movement and to give your signature in support.

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