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Labour Webinars

Summerfruit NZ has prepared a webinar to support employers attract, retain, and grow a skilled and productive workforce.

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SummerGreen 2022 Winter Series meeting presentations

Links to the recently held SummerGreen meetings can be found in the Grower Portal at the following location: Main menu / All Documents / SummerGreen Winter Seminar 2022 /

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New Zealand to celebrate first Matariki public holiday

The first public holiday to celebrate Matariki – the Māori New Year – will be on Friday 24 June 2022. There are now 12 public holidays in the New Zealand calendar.

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Agroecology project ramps up

We have now completed the SummerGreen meetings in Havelock North, Blenheim and Alexandra. One of the items discussed was a progress report on the A Lighter Touch agroecology understory planting...

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Safety and Wellbeing in Horticulture Survey

Reducing injuries and preventing deaths in our industry is the objective of an ACC-funded project that HortNZ is leading.

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Kate’s update

I’m looking forward to seeing many of you this week at the various events taking place in Central Otago.

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Notice of the 28th Annual General Meeting of Summerfruit New Zealand

The 28th Annual General Meeting of Summerfruit New Zealand will be held on at 1.00pm, Friday 5 August 2022.

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Aotearoa Horticulture 2030 – horticulture industry action plan consultation – last opportunity to join a zoom meeting

Consultation on the horticulture industry action plan being developed by industry and government is progressing, with the last planned zoom group sessions coming up.

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Central Otago Young Grower on this Friday

The Central Otago competition will be held on Friday 10 June at the Otago Polytechnic Campus, 25 Bannockburn Road, Cromwell.

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Teviot Valley grower shed meeting

The staff and Chairman of Summerfruit NZ invite you to take part in a group discussion and debrief on the last season; its challenges on and off orchard and learnings...

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