Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Hi Everyone

Welcome to the July 2018 NNN newsletter.  I hope your preparations for Spring are progressing well with only one month of Winter to go.  My update for July will focus on progress with the Future Model for Our Industry, R&D and marketing levy investments and the New Zealand Plant Producers Incorporated (NZPPI) conference.

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Monday, 25 June 2018

Hi Member

Welcome to the NNN newsletter for June 2018.  My update for the last month of the 2017/18 financial year will provided details of the NGIA Board meeting conducted, NGIA’s involvement as co-host of the Hort Connections conference and a resource that may help your physical, mental and business health.

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Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Hi Member

Welcome to the NNN newsletter for May 2018.  I will provide you with an overview of the key activities that I have been involved with to support the operation of your business.

Future Model for OUR Industry

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Hi Everyone

On 20 April 2018, I completed three years as CEO of NGIA.  One meeting I attended in April, was like being back to the beginning of my time at NGIA. During my first week at NGIA on 22 and 23 April 2015, I attended a Hort Innovation workshop to determine how the nursery industry levy should be invested for the next five years.  On 10 April this year I attended a Hort Innovation workshop to determine how the nursery industry marketing levy should be invested for the next five years.  The sense of similarity was palpable and a clear indication we need to do more to influence the investment of OUR (the nursery industry) levy.

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Hi Everyone

Welcome to the March 2018 edition of the NNN e-newsletter.  The most important activity in March was the NGIA Board meeting held in Melbourne last week to coincide with MIFGS and to host a delegation of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) – refer separate article.  The key items of business at the Board meeting:

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Hi Everyone

The NGIA Conference was held in Hobart last week and it was a well-attended successful event.  For those of you unable to attend, I will provide some of my highlights, learnings and messages from the presentations I was able to attend.  For those who did attend, I hope my comments act as a reminder on ideas to help in your business.

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