Te Kautuku is a 930ha Māori land block on the far East Coast.
Its natural ecosystems range from lowland forests to dunelands,
with wetlands and river systems connecting directly to the Pacific Ocean.
Over the last 20 years, operations have shifted from pastoral farming toward
more sustainable land use options, including Mānuka oil production and apiary
sites. Its remnant forest is a living example of what is possible by protecting
and enhancing indigenous biodiversity.
Templates developed and tested at this pilot site will unlock new revenue on Indigenous
land and help prove that enhancing indigenous biodiversity is investible.
Stock exclusion across 600ha of retired pasture to support reversion to natural habitat.
$508,000
Biodiversity Enhancement
Pest and predator control across 217ha of lowland forest to enhance indigenous biodiversity.
$463,000
Waterway Restoration
Native planting along 8km of streambanks and riparian margins to restore waterway health.
$631,000
Erodible Slope Stabilisation
Native planting across 2ha of severely erodible slopes to help prevent soil erosion.
$475,000
Native Nursery Establishment
Native nursery setup to provide an annual supply of 100,000 ecosourced plants.
$788,000
Ancestral Trail Restoration
Restored access to ancestral trail supporting 50ha of regeneration and reconnection to whenua.
$1,166,000
Wetland Restoration
Native planting, weed control and pest control across 5ha of historic swamp.
Future Project
Estuary Restoration
Native planting, weed control and pest control across 2.5ha of tidal river mouth.
Future Project
Ancestral Site
Restoring access, pest controla and native planting to of 1ha historical site.
Future Project
These budgets cover the labour and materials costs of the pilot projects and the development of reusable pledge and
claim templates so other land blocks can take action, collect data and unlock new revenue from their nature-positive outcomes.
See the funding breakdown
Help show environmental regeneration is investible and that action can be accelerated by providing new incentives. Demonstrate we can capture trusted, verifiable data about what is happening on the land at scale.
In the future you’ll be able to swap your MAHI for TOHA. Use these to buy claims and outcome data like carbon or biodiversity credits or trade them on secondary market. The earlier you buy MAHI, the more TOHA you'll recieve.
* These costs exclude pledge & claim template development
40% to impact measurement technology
Funds experts and knowledge holders to create pledge and claim templates, measurement tools and data partnerships.
These can be used by other land blocks to regenerate their whenua, collect data, measure their outcomes and unlock payments.
See why investing early mattersCalculate your future MAHI to TOHA swap
Need helpFrequently Asked Questions
Why does investing early in MAHI make it more valuable?
Based on the date you invest in MAHI you receive a Time Value of Action multiplier (TVA).
The earlier you fund action, the higher the TVA.
In the future, when TOHA network tokens launch, you will be able to swap your MAHI for
TOHA at this TVA multiplier. You can use this TOHA to pay for claims e.g. proof of
carbon sequestration or biodiversity improvement and access the verifiable data that
back this up. Alternatively, you can trade your TOHA on the secondary market to
others who want to buy proof of outcomes or data access. Holding TOHA will also give you voting rights in the Network.
Buying MAHI is the only way to secure access to TOHA without bidding on
the secondary market.
Can I access MAHI to fund action on my land block?
Currently MAHI is only available to pilot projects that are being used to test the
system.
As more MAHI is purchased, the pilots will be expanded to include more farms and
land blocks.
Register you interest here in taking action on your land block and joining the pilot.
When will these pledge and claim templates be available for other land blocks to start using?
Pending MAHI funding these will start being developed and tested at Te Kautuku
in early 2024, expanded to a wider pilot group in mid-to-late 2024 and will start
being made available to other farms and land blocks in 2025.
Register you interest here in taking action on your land block and joining the pilot.
How can I access the data about the biodiversity or emissions outcomes achieved from these projects?
You will be able to purchase claims from land blocks to see the data and impact achieved.
These will be supported by science-backed templates developed by
experts. See the current list of claim templates prioritised for development here.
You will need to buy these, in future, with TOHA network tokens. You can secure access
to this today by purchasing MAHI. The earlier you invest, the higher your Time Value of Action multiplier
is and the more TOHA you receive.
Who will buy access to claims and outcome data from land blocks like these?
Trusted data about what is happening in our environment is increasingly in demand.
Buyers of claims could include:
Businesses who need to report on their Scope 3 emissions, biodiversity or water
quality impacts within their supply chains
Local and central government to measure national progress towards environmental targets like
NDC1
or our
biodiversity strategy
and offer new incentives for achieving these outcomes
Organisations who want to fund positive outcomes as part of their ESG strategies
Banks and insurers who need to meet their
climate-related disclosure
requirements, offer impact-linked finance products or understand the risks and mitigation efforts
of properties and businesses on their books
