Case studies
Potential, Unlocked.
Real mahi with Māori Land Trusts, iwi organisations and whānau businesses. What they set out to do, how we worked alongside them, and what changed.
AIM26 Emerging Advisory Firm of the Year
Featured story · Māori Land Trust
From Kiwi Recovery to Māori-Led Eco-Tourism.
Ōmataroa Rangitāiki No.2 Trust had built a successful kiwi recovery project on its reserves. Ake Projects built the funding case, helped secure Provincial Growth Fund backing and kept the build on track. Ōmataroa Eco Tours now guides visitors through the Trust's ngahere (native forest).
- ClientŌmataroa Rangitāiki No.2 Trust
- OwnersMore than 10,000
- Funding$615,902 from the Provincial Growth Fund
Māori Land Trusts & Iwi.
Governance, reporting and projects that help the whenua, and the people it's for, do more.

Māori Land Trust · Projects
From Kiwi Recovery to Māori-Led Eco-Tourism.
Ōmataroa Rangitāiki No.2 Trust · Eastern Bay of Plenty
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Māori land · Land-use study
Clear, Shared Tools for Big Decisions About the Whenua.
Te Waimana Kaaku Trust · Waimana, Eastern Bay of Plenty
Read the storyPost-settlement entity · Accounting
Reporting the Board Can Use, and Idle Cash Put to Work.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pūkenga ki Tauranga Trust · Tauranga
Read the storyBusinesses & Whānau Enterprises.
Plans, structure and advice for owners who want the business to work for them, not the other way round.

Earthworks · Business planning
A Written Plan, Delegated Roles and More Time with Whānau.
Browns Detail Earthworks · Whakatāne
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Fencing · Business planning
One Day Off the Tools. A Clear Plan for Growth.
Maniapoto Fencing Limited · King Country & Waikato
Read the storyIT contracting · Tax & structure
Back from the UK and Set Up Right from Day One.
BM Networks · Tauranga
Read the storyWhat we liked most was that it helped us remember our "why" – why we do this.
Every One of These Started with a Kōrero.
Tell us where you're at and where you want to get to. No jargon, no obligation, and no judgement about the shoebox of receipts.
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