Planting the Seeds: Why We’re Building a Hemp Economy for Te Tai Tokerau

Welcome to TaiTokerau Hemp.

Our mission is simple but urgent: to build a self-sustaining, regional hemp economy right here in Te Tai Tokerau that honours the whenua, empowers local landowners, and provides the materials needed for warm, healthy homes.

For generations, our region has held incredible agricultural potential, yet too much land remains underutilised or reliant on traditional farming models that don't always align with long-term environmental wellbeing. Industrial hemp offers a transformative path forward. It cleans and regenerates the soil, sequesters carbon rapidly, and yields high-value natural fibre in a single growing season.

But growing the crop is only half the story.