Facts of Interest: |
Pt Sec 42 Moroa District Blk XIV Tiffin SD |
159.9975 hectares. |
Papawai lands are located approximately 3kms southeast of Greytown. Turn off SH2 onto Papawai Road. |
In 1999 options were developed for upgrading the level of flood protection surrounding the Waiohine River. |
A proposal to irrigate approximately 40% of the farm was initiated by the lessees in 2006 with significantly improved pasture quality just 12 months later. |
In 2008 a new three bedroom farmhouse with internal garage was built after fire destroyed the original farmhouse. |
Scholarship students and their whānau continue to plant native trees and flaxes along waterways. |
The Board is in discussions with the South Wairarapa District Council regarding the return of land along Tilsons Road which was severed from the original block. |
In 2015 trustees agreed to an ecosystem restoration plan to protect and enhance the remnants of a Kahikatea forest on the farm. |
Long-time lessees Robert and Christine Scott have retired from farming and this block now has a new lessee. |