| Read the latest news, admin, NZSPCA and technical below. February has continued to hit our country and our industry with the havoc of another cyclone. A cyclone unlike any we’ve experienced before. PNZ cyclone grower advice is linked below in the Technical Section. As our friends, families/whānau and colleagues pick up the pieces in many areas of the north island, the PNZ team have had some big changes announced internally as well. The PNZ CEO Chris Claridge has resigned and will depart at the end of April. We also farewell our admin/finance officer, Nicola Loach, who gave notice at the end of 2022. Please read a message from our PNZ Chair, Stuart Wright here. The rest of the team are out in the field for seed inspections and preparing for two R&D events at the end of March, which you can read about on our events page. Preparations are underway for our conference in August, where we hope to introduce our new CEO and farewell our board Chair who retires by rotation this year. 2023 is bringing much change and the possibility of a refresh. Please contact PNZ if you are interested in contributing to governance or strategy activities. PNZ COMMS & ENGAGEMENT CYCLONE NEWS & ADVICE MPI Cyclone relief application here Hawkes Bay Foundation Donations here PNZ links to cyclone recovery support & advice here NEW EVENT: R&D Breakfasts 7am 28th March Canterbury 7am 30th March Pukekohe View the details and RSVP here https://potatoesnz.co.nz/news-info/events/ Save the dates!!! Keep up-to-date with all PNZ industry events via our events page here. Dates for our main conference are 21st & 22nd August in Christchurch. Have you visited our PNZ YouTube Channel lately? View SVS videos, N-testing how-to and pest/disease presentations. Latest PNZ articles can be found here. PNZ ADMIN Growers & their levy paying agents Access our Biosecurity Emissions & Levy Information System via the website. Check the levies against your business name and that all your contact details are correct. If you need help registering to login, please email Nicola Loach. 2021-2022 Direct Sales Levy Form found on our website here. For your reference the Commodity Levies Order can be read here. PNZ TECHNICAL Health & Safety We have cyclone & flood recovery resources available for download here. Cyclone Support & Assistance advice is here. Research All current research programmes can be found here. NZ Seed Potato Certification News All required forms Revised Tissue Culture & Mini Tuber Facilities (Mar 2022) The revised 2022 NZ Seed Rulebook & Revised 2022 NZ Registered Seed LinesAll NZ Seed Potato Guides & resources All notices & newsletters PNZ USEFUL LINKS All forms here R&D projects and more here Grower Resources here Seed Grower Resources here Export statistics read here Media articles here Events here. We know growers are resilient and resourceful, however if needed please reach out for support. PNZ 0800 399 674 Rural Support 0800 787 254 The PNZ team are here to help you CEO Chris Claridge Technical Manager Dr. Iain Kirkwood Communications & Engagement Officer Gemma Carroll Administration & Finance Officer Nicola Loach PNZ Agronomist Paula Lleras NZ Seed Scheme Manager & Inspector Cyril Hickman NZ Seed Scheme Inspector Tristan Hickman |
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