Winner- Anna England, Runner Up- Kyla Mathewson, 3rd Place - Craig Scott Congratulations!
Posted On29/06/2021
Welcome to our June NewsletterThe 2021 Young Horticulturist CompetitionThe Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture Education Trust are pleased to announce the launch of the 2021 Young Horticulturist Competition, where we will also be celebrating our 16th year. Due to Covid 2020 we did not end up holding our 2020 Competition however are geared up and ready for a successful 2021.The Grand Final dates are set for: Day 1: Wednesday 3rd November ...
Read MorePosted On15/06/2021
Flashback to our 2014 winner Patrick Malley!! Patrick is the Project Leader in a 10 hectare berry fruit production near Kaikohe using large scale hydroponics. We really enjoy following our past finalists and checking in with them to see where their careers are taking them. Congratulations Patrick and the Malley family on this achievement!! Please check out this article to find out more about the project: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/.../large-northland-berry...
Read MorePosted On23/03/2021
What an exciting night tonight celebrating the Young Landscaper of the Year in Christchurch!This industry has certainly flourished during the last 12 months and it is wonderful to see the biggest number of finalists in the history of the Competition competing for the title! (13)Congratulations to Tama Ritter from Central Otago for taking out the prestigious award! We will see you at our Young Horticulturist Competition later this year!
Read MorePosted On26/08/2020
The winner of the inaugural Ahuwhenua Trophy Excellence in Māori Horticulture Award 2020 is Te Kaha 15B Hineora Orchard.Hineora Orchard is a Māori freehold land block located in the Eastern Bay of Plenty township of Te Kaha, 65km east of Ōpōtiki.The announcement was made on 20 November by Her Excellency, the Rt Hon. Dame Patsy Reddy at a special awards function in Rotorua attended by 750 people, including Ministers, other politicians and dignitaries, agribusiness leaders and whānau.The two ...
Read MorePosted On18/08/2020
The winner of the inaugural Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award is 26-year-old Maatutaera Akonga.Maatutaera is of Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungungu descent and is senior leading hand at Llewellyn Horticulture based in Hastings.The two other finalists in the competition were 24-year-old Brandon Cross of Tauranga, who works as trainee orchard manager for the large kiwifruit orchard management and post-harvest company Seeka; and 25-year-old Finnisha Tuhiwai, who is packhouse manager for M...
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