Te Puni Kōkiri Te Arawa and Māori Trust Office Waiariki have been working together with Māori Incorporations, Ahuwhenua Trusts and Iwi Organisations to develop a Te Arawa Primary Sector (TAPS).

The aim of the Te Arawa Primary Sector (TAPS) is to develop collaborative strategies that build on the collective assets of the TAPS members. These strategies will increase land and resource utilisation, increase profitability and productivity and position the TAPS members, including building capability, to participate in value chain opportunities including new products into new markets.

Several meetings have taken place between December 2010 and September 2011 with representatives from 25 incorporations, Ahuwhenua Trusts and Iwi organisations within Te Arawa rohe.

The organisations that have shown an interest in participating in TAPS currently have a diverse range of investments which includes beef, sheep and dairy farming, forestry, horticulture, geothermal and tourism.