Potatoes New Zealand has collaborated with several organisations to put together a range of webinars on various topics:
WEBINAR: Weather, War and What Else?
April 2026
Presented by Kate Trufitt, Chief Executive Officer, Potatoes New Zealand
Kate provides an update for the industry on what is happening to keep everyone informed.
WEBINAR: Beyond the forecast: Understanding New Zealand’s Weather – March 2026
Understanding New Zealand’s Weather brought to you by Earth Science New Zealand and Potatoes New Zealand.
In the webinar you will learn about New Zealand weather such as key drivers as well as weather information sources to support informed decision-making on the farm.
Presented by Meteorologist, Chester Lamkin from Earth Science New Zealand.
Earth Science Institute: www.earthsciences.nz
Seasonal Climate Outlooks: https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weathe…
Long range forecast: https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather
NIWA weather: https://weather.niwa.co.nz/
ENSO (El Niño & La Niña) page: https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weathe…
MetService severe weather outlook: https://www.metservice.com/warnings/s…
2025 Wrap Up Webinar presented by Kate Trufitt, Potatoes New Zealand chief executive
Potatoes New Zealand – 2025 Wrap Up presented by Potatoes New Zealand chief executive Kate Trufitt.
Kate Trufitt shared some key achievements from 2025 along with a forward-looking conversation about how we can continue to grow together.
Safer Farms enables more grassroots safety initiatives that will start to have real impact on the wider sector’s shocking injury and fatality statistics.
Check out the Safer Farms website for key links, sign up for their newsletter and safety alerts, and access downloadable materials perfect for staff inductions and toolbox talks. Farm Safety Resources for Safer Farms >>
Here are some links to topics that were discussed in the webinar:
Safer Farms webinar presented by Natalie Bowie and Rachael Russell
Performing under pressure presented by Sam Whitelock, Farmstrong ambassador
Optimising nutrition presented by Roger Blyth, Seed & Field NZ
Brought to you by PotatoLink – More information
Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) / Liberibacter Seminar
New Breeding Techniques presented by Dr Rowan Herridge, University of Otago
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) by Dr Paul Horne, IPM Technologies
Growing your Cyber Resilience
Grow your Cyber Resilience presented by Jo and James from New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre
Further information:
- Malware Free Networks – Threat detection and disruption delivered through our industry partners
- Rolls and Responders – Tabletop exercise format for cyber/IT teams to test their response plan
- NCSC annual cyber threat reports – Annual cyber threat reports
Shaping the future of our industry presented by Kate Trufitt, Potatoes New Zealand
