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Proudly presenting our 2022 Prize Winners

A big thank you to our finalists, their employers and sector organisations for their outstanding support of this year's competition. After two challenging years, it's been heartening to see the combined sectors come together again and celebrate excellence in horticulture.A special thanks to the Young Horticulturist Official Partners - Countdown, Fruitfed Supplies and T&G Fresh, for their ongoing support, not just of the competition but the future of horticulture through our young ...

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Regan Judd has been named the Young Horticulturist of the Year.

Regan Judd has been named the Young Horticulturist of the Year. Speaking after winning the coveted Young Horticulturist (Kaiahuone rangatahi o te tau) title at the finals in Karaka last night, Regan said he was “blown away” about winning, given he was up against “such a strong group of people”.Regan represents the Young Grower of the Year, Horticulture NZ Fruit & Vegetable Sectors and works as an orchard sector manager with T&G Global in the Hawkes Bay. The 26-year-old was...

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Introducing the finalists for 2022!

We're proud to introduce the seven finalists for the Young Horticulturist Competition 2022. This video was made with the generous assistance of the Horticentre Charitable Trust. Thank you to our competition partners Fruitfed Supplies, T&G Fresh and Countdown.

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Young Amenity

Jodie McDonnellWe are excited to introduce you to Jodie McDonnell, representing the Young Amenity Horticulturist sector at our Young Horticulturist Competition in November.

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Young Florist and Flower Grower

We are excited to introduce you to Courtney Chamberlain, representing the Young Florist and Flower Growers sector at our Young Horticulturist Competition in November.Courtney has years of first-hand experience and is assistant manager of Hadstock Farm in Canterbury.We look forward to meeting Courtney in November with the other finalists.

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June 2022 Newsletter

The 2022 Young Horticulturist CompetitionThe Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture Education Trust are pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 Young Horticulturist Competition, where we will also be celebrating our 17th year.We were thrilled to have run our 2021 Competition in February earlier this year and are working hard to come up to speed  and looking forward to running the 2022 Competition this November.The 2022 Grand Final dates have been set for - Day 1, Tuesday 8th November 20...

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2022 NZPPI Young Achiever Winner

A huge Congratulations to Amy Clark from Kings Plant Barn Botany, who was competing this week in Christchurch and has been awarded Young Achiever 2022 Winner Amy was announced Young Achiever 2022 at the business breakfast in Christchurch on Thursday 29th July during which all five finalists delivered speeches on the future of the industry after taking part in a Challenge Day at Lincoln University on Wednesday.We are very excited to meet Amy and seeing her in November for the Young Hort...

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March 2022 Newsletter

The 2021 Young Horticulturist CompetitionThe Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture Education Trust, are thrilled to announce Rhys Hall as the winner of the 2021 Young Horticulturist Competition!  Also a bit congratulations to all our finalists, they all did an outstanding job in Covid-19, Red Light Setting Competition.This year we had Six Sector Finalist, including NZ Arboriculture for their first year, competing in the 2021 Competition held on February 22nd & 23rd 2022 at the Karaka ...

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New Arborist of the Year

A big Congratulations to Solomon Chadwell for winning the 2021 Greencycle New Arborist of the year! Solomon won the Waikato Qualifier, to gain entry into the Nationals and will now go on to represent Arboriculture as the New Arborist of the Year at our Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition this coming November. Wishing you all the best of luck for our Competition!Meet Solomon here: https://www.facebook.com/NZARB... 

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Young Horticulturist Professional Development Day 2022

A big thank you to all our 2021 Young Horticulturist Competition Finalists, Trust Members, Speakers and Sponsors who attended the Professional Development Day on the 17th May 2022.It was great to get our 2021 finalists back for this Professional Development Day. This is a one day event held at the Auckland Botanic Gardens where our finalists develop their emerging leadership capabilities through networking, hearing presentations and receiving leadership training such as personality profilin...

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2021 Competition Highlights

Check out some of the highlights from our 2021 Competition held in February this year. A big thank you to all our Sponsors & Supporters for helping make this competition such a success!

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2021 Young Horticulturist Results

A Big Congratulations to all our Finalists who competed last week in our two day competition, we are so proud of all of you!Results below:2021 Young Horticulturist of the Year - Rhys HallSecond Place - Danielle McBrideThird Place - Tim CooperCountdown Innovation Award Winner - Danielle McBrideSecond Place - Rhys HallThird Place - Tim CooperParticipation - Rudrik Tripathi, Hayden Parker & Martin ManeaFruitfed Supplies Leadership Award - Danielle McBrideCountdown Best in Sector Award - Rhys HallHo...

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Congratulations Rhys Hall 2021 Young Horticulturist

After our two day competition last week we have finally been able to crown our winner!A huge congratulations to Rhys Hall from Marlborough who is our 2021 Young Horticulturist of the Year!See below link to article:NZ 2021 Young Horticulturist Announced - The world news platform   

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2021 Young Horticulturist Prizegiving Live Stream

Our competition is finally here! Wishing our finalists all the very best of luck as they compete over the next two days for the title of Young Horticulturist of the Year for 2021.Check out the link below for our Prizegiving Livestream - set to start at 3.30pm Wednesday 23rd February 2022.https://vimeo.com/678373414 Find our Prizegiving Event on our Facebook page now for notifications and to watch live on the day.https://www.facebook.com/Young...

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Find out more about our finalists!

Learn a bit more about our fabulous finalists for the 2021 Young Horticulturist Competition!

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Finalists for 2021 Young Horticulturist of the Year

Proudly introducing our Finalists for the Young Horticulturist of the Year 2021 Competition! Check out our link below: https://youtu.be/Z188X2WXIpg

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Five months on - 2021 Corteva Young Viticulturist of the Year National Final set to go ahead

It may be five months later than planned, but it's on! Due to the sudden and extended Delta lockdown the 2021 Corteva Young Viticulturist of the Year Competition, just one week away from taking place in August, is set to finally go ahead on Thursday 27th January 2022. It will take place at Indevin's Bankhouse Vineyard in Marlborough and the national winner will be announced at the Awards Dinner the same night."We're excited and relieved that we can finally go ahead with the competition" say...

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New Zealand Arboricultural Association joins Young Horticulturist Competition

It is so exciting for our Competition to now have the New Zealand Arboricultural Association involved in our competition this year! Martin Manea is the New Arborist finalist who will be competing alongside our other sector finalists for the title of Young Horticulturist of the Year. Be sure to read this great article in the Tree Matters magazine for more: https://edition.pagesuite.com/.../production/default.aspx...

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Young Grower of the Year 2021

A big Congratulations to Melissa who recently won the Young Grower of the Year 2021 Competition. Melissa will be representing Horticulture NZ at the Young Horticulturist Competition in February 2022.We look forward to seeing Melissa and wish her all the best of luck along with all the other competitors.Check out this link for more on Melissa: https://industry.nzavocado.co.nz/young-grower-winner/ 

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Young Horticulturist Newsletter October 2021

Welcome to our October NewsletterThe 2021 Young Horticulturist CompetitionThe Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture Education Trust, are pleased to announce new dates for the 2021 Young Horticulturist Competition, where we will also be celebrating our 17th year.The NEW Grand Final dates are set for:Day 1: Tuesday 22nd February 2022 Business Components Day @ New Zealand Bloodstock Centre, Karaka, AucklandDay 2: Wednesday 23rd February 2022 Practical Activities Day ...

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Young Landscaper of the Year 2021

We are thrilled that Hayden Parker will be joining our finalists as the Young Landscaper representative from the Registered Master Landscapers New Zealand.Hayden works for Morgan & Pollard Landscapes in Christchurch.Welcome to the competition Hayden, we look forward to seeing you compete in this years competition and wish you all the best.

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Young Amenity of the Year 2021

Introducing Tim Cooper. National Finalist for our Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition 2021 representing Amenity Horticulture supported by NZ Recreation Association.Tim is employed at Bluestone Gardeners & Nursery in Dunedin.Welcome to the competition Tim, we look forward to seeing you compete in the 2021 Young Horticulturist Competition in November/December and wish you all the best of luck!

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Young Viticulturist of the Year 2020

Congratulations to Rhys Hall who is the 2020 Young Viticulturist winner who will be representing New Zealand Wine as our Young Viticulturist at the 2021 Young Horticulturist competition.Rhys is employed as the Assistant Manager at Indevin Bankhouse in Marlborough.Check out this Article for more:Hard Graft sees Marlborough Viticulturist Vying for High HonorsBest wishes to you Rhys for the Competition in November/December this year.

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New Arborist of the Year

A huge Congratulations to Martin Manea who won the New Arborist of the Year Title and will be joining our Young Horticulturist Competition 2021.Martin is employed as an arborist at the Wellington City Council. We look forward to seeing you compete in the 2021 Young Horticulturist Competition in November and wish you the best of luck!

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Young Flower Grower of the Year 2021

Introducing Rudrik TripathiNational Finalist for our Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition 2021 representing Florists NZ Incorporated (FLONZI).Rudrik is employed in a management role with Bloominghill Flowers Pukekohe, Auckland. Rudrik brings enthusiasm and skill in the importance of growing a healthy crop, coupled with his three years of experience in Floriculture.Welcome to the competition Rudrik, we look forward to seeing you compete in the 2021 Young Horticulturist Competition in...

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