Minister for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor says Kiwis can celebrate those helping to keep our flora, fauna and vital primary sectors safe by nominating them for New Zealand Biosecurity Awards. Entries are open until 31 August. Finalists will be announced on Friday 12 October and winners on Monday 12 November at an awards dinner in Auckland. For more information click here.
Continue readingHort NZ’s Mike Chapman talks about the constant concern of all businesses, whether urban or rural based, is that running their business is becoming increasingly harder as profit margins become tighter. Read more in Mike’s latest blog here.
Continue readingEmployment navigator for the Salvation Army – Michelle Thompson is at the front line of its education and employment division’s battle to find work for Northland people placed on probation by the courts. Click here for the full story in the Northern Advocate.
Continue readingThe lives of 12 Gisborne people have been transformed by jobs, thanks to the combined efforts of a Gisborne horticultural employer and various local work and training agencies. Read the full story in the Gisborne Herald, here.
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Gisborne horticulture scientist Shanna Hickling last night became only the third woman in 13 years to win the New Zealand Young Horticulturist of the Year Award. Read the full story in the Gisborne Herald.
Continue readingGROWER concerns about the need for a co-ordinated approach to labour in the horticulture and viticulture industries in Gisborne have borne fruit with the appointment of a person to do that work. Read the full story in the Gisborne Herald.
Continue readingMore than 50 horticulture producers and government agency representatives attended a meeting at the Bushmere Arms yesterday hosted by Activate Tairawhiti, called to discuss labour issues the industry faces here over the next three to five years. Read the full story here.
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