$2.17 million for new food and fibre ventures in Taranaki $2.24m to develop high-value, sustainable cashmere industry $233,000 to prototype an acoustic, knitted textile product from strong wool for high-end […]
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Lipstick with New Zealand strong wool a world-first
New Zealand-based company Wool Source and leading lipstick brand Karen Murrell have teamed up to create an unexpected new avenue for strong wool - a lipstick coloured with wool keratin-based […]
Rural Champion pens Wool’s the Word storybook
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) recognises the importance of sharing stories about the innovative women living and working in rural Aotearoa New Zealand. “It is an absolute pleasure to showcase […]
Growers support wool industry merger
Wools of New Zealand (WNZ) and Primary Wool Co-operative (PWC) shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a proposed merger of operations between WNZ and Primary Wool Co-operative-owned CP Wool […]
Wool industry merger vote
Wools of New Zealand (WNZ) and Primary Wool Co-operative (PWC) shareholders are encouraged to register for a series of online meetings ahead of a vote on the proposed merger of […]
New National Farm Assurance Standard focused on the environment and sustainability launched
Sheep, beef and deer farmers now have the opportunity to prove their sustainability credentials with the launch of a new quality assurance standard. New Zealand Farm Assurance Plus (NZFAP Plus), […]
Wool bale stencil exhibition to make a great impression at Highwic
Media release by John O’Hare - Heritage New Zealand An exhibition telling the story of an old Kiwi shearing shed practice, which produced some of the country’s earliest export brands […]
WOMOLife Wins Wool Harvesting Training Contract
Kaiaka Wool Industry Training NZ has awarded the contract for its new $1.8 million pilot training programme to multi-format training provider WOMOLife. Kaiaka will train up to 270 shearers and […]
Eat Meat, Wear Wool .. JUMP!
Former Federated Farmers staff member and now FMG’er Angela Hogg took her support for Kiwi farmers to the skies this week, jumping out of a plane in Kerikeri with the […]
Wairarapa MP sneaks in Golden Shears invite
Question time in Parliament yesterday, when in amongst warm fuzzies about the government working with Feds and the Shearing Contractors Association to bring more shearers into the country, is a […]
