Whenua Oho

He rā whakahirahira - A day of reclaiming what is ours

Some days on the whenua feel bigger than the moment itself.

On this day, three uri of Tamatea Pōkaiwhenua -Paora, Henare, and Rossy - stood side by side on the hills of their ancestors. Boots in the grass, wind on their backs, and whakapapa in their bones. Together, they lifted the first signs that mark the pathway back to our taonga
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

It wasn’t just about putting posts in the ground.
It was about identity.
Mana.
Putting our story back where it belongs.

And they didn’t stand alone. Tamariki watched. Whānau gathered. The whenua itself seemed to breathe a little deeper. Because when descendants return to uplift what their tīpuna left behind, the whole landscape feels it.

This is what kotahitanga looks like - not grand speeches, not big ceremonies, but people turning up, working together, and taking the first steps to reclaim what has always been ours.

This is how we protect our taonga.
This is how we honour Tamatea.
This is how we move forward - as a collective.
Support our movement and press the link below..
https://give2taumata.com/

🌄 He kaupapa nui. He whānau kotahi. He taonga tuku iho.

🌲🤖 New in Virtual Plot: Chemical Thinning (eThinning) AI – ALPHA Release

We’ve just released an ALPHA Chemical Thinning (eThinning) AI model in TreeTools.ai Virtual Plot, supporting rapid post‑treatment stocking assessment using drone imagery.

Designed to detect remaining crop trees and distinguish them from chemically thinned stems showing stress or dieback, this new capability helps foresters evaluate the success of eThinning operations — particularly in steep or hard‑to‑access terrain.

This release is part of our collaboration with NZ Forest Growers Research – Precision Silviculture, and we’re inviting users to trial the model, share feedback, and help improve it using real‑world forestry data.

👉 Read the full article and learn how to get involved:
https://interpine.nz/introducing-chemical-thinning-ethinning-ai-in-virtual-plot-alpha-release/

🌲 Using Computer Vision to Measure Log Volumes in the Log Yard 🤖📏

Accurately measuring log volumes in operational log yards is a long‑standing challenge for the forestry sector. As part of a postgraduate research project, Ethan Clapham (University of Exeter) explored whether modern computer vision and AI techniques could provide a practical, scalable alternative to traditional log scaling methods.

Working alongside the Interpine team, the project tested an image‑based approach using real log yard imagery captured during forestry operations. The research demonstrates how automated detection and geometric modelling can estimate log diameters and volumes directly from photographs — even under challenging real‑world conditions such as occlusion and variable lighting.

We were pleased to support this work by contributing real‑world data and industry expertise in log scaling and applied AI, helping bridge the gap between academic research and operational forestry.

👉 Read the full article and view the research poster here:
https://interpine.nz/image-based-log-volume-estimation-advancing-log-yard-measurement-with-computer-vision/

❤️🤍🖤 E kore rātou e kaumātuatia
Pēnei i a tātou kua mahue nei
E kore hoki rātou e ngoikore
Ahakoa pehea i ngā āhuatanga o te wā
I te hekenga atu o te rā
Tae noa ki te aranga mai i te ata
Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou.
Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.
We will remember them.