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Nursery levy discussion feedback
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Update from import system reform workshops
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Education is at a critical point
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October is National Gardening Month – Get involved!
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Round 2 of extension programme underway
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Plastic recycling trial underway
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Solanaceae water testing has started – Get your samples in now
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Visit us in Hamilton on 5 August
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AGM 2026: Save the Date
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Visit the Covered Cropping NZ mini conference
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Plant Careers highlighted at Fieldays
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Why you can't fill your skilled roles (and it's going to get harder)
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Plant import reform points to a smarter system
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Register for the NZ Plant Producers Conference - 3 weeks to go!
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Reduce biosecurity risks in this year's tomato, capsicum and eggplant production
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Auckland Council RPMP update
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Health and Safety Reform — NZPPI’s submission
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Strategy Review Session – 7 May, Wellington
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Middle East Update
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Finalists for Young Plant Producer competition announced
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Key upcoming dates covered in this newsletter
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NZPPI welcomes two new Board Members
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Let’s push for change in the plant imports system
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Conference registration now open!
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Gogardening.co.nz new website
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Plant Pass Version 2.0 coming soon
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Plant Production Science: Weed management in NZ nurseries
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Our latest round of extension workshops focussed on plant protection and spraying
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Don’t miss your chance to compete in Young Plant Producer of the Year
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Join a Plant Pass workshop in Hamilton
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Drop by NZPPI’s stand at the Nursery Industry Trade Day
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Update on pest and disease portal
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Seed collector training workshops
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We've moved – NZPPI new address
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Our industry can't afford complacency
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Retail demand encouraging for greenlife
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Update on Auckland Regional Pest Management Plan
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Extension workshops to focus on Plant Health
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Psychological safety: an emerging issue in the workplace
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Plant Pass workshops
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Your feedback on Disease Management Platform
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Pre-order trolleys for spring 2026
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Summer Go Gardening out 15 November
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Portal for pests launched
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The cost of shutting the door: Update from CE Matt Dolan
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Important improvements to Plant Pass scheme
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NZPPI AGM – Strength through partnerships
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Auckland Council proposed pest plant bans – We need your input!
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Extension Workshop 2: Boosting productivity in your nursery
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Plant container recycling – Preparing for pilot trials
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Support Jake in the national final!
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Get ready for National Gardening Week!
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NZZPI Board Elections 2026
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Plant Pass webinar and November workshops
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Health & Safety update
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Raising the Bar: Update from CE Matt Dolan
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
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Producer Extension Network launched with first workshops
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Register now for Auckland SHED meeting at Van Liers
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National Gardening Week gains momentum
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Plant Pass: Revegetation nursery accredited
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Up to 345 genera escape import pathway suspension
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Nursery operations critical to protect tomato industry
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New EECA assessments for gas-reliant businesses
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NZPPI Industry Symposium - Lincoln University 26 June 2025
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Congratulations to our 2025 Young Plant Producers!
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Plant Imports System Reform workshops - Hawkes Bay and Auckland
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Plastic plant container recycling scheme pilot
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Health and safety improves - except mental health
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Upcoming NZPPI SHED Auckland - Van Lier Nurseries
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Wellington SHED brings industry together on Urban Greening, Sustainability and Biosecurity
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NZPPI Plant Careers at Fieldays 2025
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NZPPI Disease management platform at Australasian Myrtle Rust Conference
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Update from CE Matt Dolan
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NZPPI Board Elects New Chair and Vice Chair
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Celebrate our future leaders – Young Plant Producer 2025 Awards Dinner
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Join us in Christchurch: NZPPI Connect Symposium 2025
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Last chance to register for the Wellington SHED event
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Strong interest in PENNZ from native producers
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NZPPI Trolley Scheme - fee update focused on safety and quality
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Heads up: OneMusic licensing fees for playing radio in-store
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Missed the launch? PENNZ is live and EOIs are open
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Announcing the 2025 Young Plant Producer finalists
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Reminder: Charlie Hall headlines Growing the Future Indoors Summit 2025
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Current NZPPI advocacy work
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SHED New Plymouth wrap
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Forthcoming NZPPI events: Wellington SHED and Christchurch Symposium
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New benefit for NZPPI members – watch your inbox
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Plant Pass workshop highlights and what’s next
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Next step for primary industry plastics: plant pot stewardship scheme on the horizon
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Update from NZPPI CE Matt Dolan
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Busy NZPPI event schedule means many opportunities to connect and learn
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Drought conditions worsen
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NZPPI Plant Trolley Scheme goes greener with SaveBoard
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NZPPI joins Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum
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NZPPI at the South Island Nursery Trade Day
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Welcome to Jacqui Whitta: NZPPI’s New Member Services Administrator
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New research into non-synthetic fungicides for myrtle rust
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Innovative pest management at Rural Design
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All we want for Christmas is a bit of certainty.
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NZPPI submissions summary
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Looking Ahead to 2025: Key Dates and Events
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NZPPI disease management emails achieving positive results for nurseries
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Reminder: NZPPI Board Election 2025
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Our 2023 Young Plant Producer Lydia O'Dowd recounts her overseas hort travels
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Southern Woods hosts final Plant Pass workshop of 2024
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New Zealand Nursery Surveying
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When the going gets tough 'Get Through' with Farmstrong
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New Food and Fibre employer toolkit now available
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Trolley Depot Hours & Repairs
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Christmas Office Hours
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Congratulations to Anna England!
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GIA is 10 years old: NZPPI is still committed
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EECA-supported video showcases NZPPI Sustainable Futures Award winner
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National Gardening Week a huge success for Go Gardening
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NZPPI Board Member Nick Hoskins Recognised as Winegrowers Fellow
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Rural Design hosts successful Plant Pass workshop in Northland
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Welcome to Our New Industry Partners: Woollife, Naturescapes, and Yates
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Owners of Ormonds Nurseries honoured for lifetime contribution to Marlborough wine industry
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Girls Who Grow: Cultivating Future Leaders at Akura Nursery
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NZPPI Board Election 2025
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Govt apprentice boost payment to continue for plant producer employers
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Advocacy Update
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Reminder: Trolley Swap and Safe Operating Procedures for Spring
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Case Study: Tharfield Nursery's Transition to Plant Trolleys
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Final Plant Pass 2024 workshops
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Managing Risk in Horticulture: Free Workshops for Growers
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Reminder: sign up for free disease management email service
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Spring edition of Go Gardening available now
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Survey: NZPPI member thoughts on horticultural plastics – win a $100 prezzy card
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Enhancing sustainability and success: Auckland City advice for native plant nurseries
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NZPPI Annual Report 2024 and AGM
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NZPPI submissions on plant import restrictions
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Plant trolleys update
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NZPPI at the Spring North Island Nursery Industry Trade Day
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Wairarapa Garden Festival: exploring environmentally-friendly plant varieties
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EPA issues red alert over weedkiller banned in US
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MPI: Australian tomato import restrictions
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Government champions women in horticulture with new support initiatives
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Greenhouses now recognised in the National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land
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Bay of Plenty producers invited to Farmstrong event on September 13
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Energy and innovation supplier event in Pukekohe on September 12
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NZPPI issues urgent call to action for the garden retail industry
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Stay ahead of plant diseases with NZPPI weekly updates
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New plant production pest and disease booklet
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Reminders: Trade Day in Hamilton and NZPPI AGM
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Plant Pass Workshop at Van Lier Nurseries
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Go Gardening magazine: order now
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Government announced end to ban on genetic modification and genetic engineering outside lab
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Workshop on innovation and sustainability in covered cropping
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Professional development opportunities for plant producers
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Public consultation on vocational education and training system redesign
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MPI's proposes to revoke 1400 Import Health Standards
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Meeting climate targets requires consistent investment
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We have our Young Plant Producer 2024!
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NZPPI has a stand at the North Island Spring Nursery Industry Trade Day 2024
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NZPPI Science and Innovation Strategy to be reviewed
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Biosecurity Week and Biosecurity Awareness Month
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Plant Pass workshops
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Online AGM on September 11th
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Welcome to our new members: Novatrust and Wool Life
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International botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific names
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Scholarships available: check if you or your team members are eligible
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Cooperation is a super power
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NZPPI advocates for improved management of Xylella fastidiosa
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Agrecovery's Green-Farms Product Stewardship Scheme officially accredited
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Findings from member survey on plastics
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NZPPI and Plant Pass at Fieldays
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Plant Pass workshop next month
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Watch our 2024 Young Plant Producers in action
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NZPPI science strategy to be reviewed
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NZPPI members presented with Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture's highest honour
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NZPPI member wins more accolades
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Challenges and opportunities in the months ahead
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Board election results
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Wellington Water advocacy
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Join us in Hamilton for the NZPPI Innovation Day and Conference 2024
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Nominate your emerging leaders for the Fraser Award
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Young Plant Producer of the Year applications open soon
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Plant Pass workshops and webinars: register your interest
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Your insight needed on our Energy, Plastics, and Water Resilience Survey
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DOC: Recommendation to remove Chilean myrtle from sale
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Agritech: Innovation for Sustainability Tour Central Otago, 23rd & 24th May
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Funding available for switch to low-emission vehicle fleets etc
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Zespri research has identified native plant species that are poor or good hosts for PVH
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Lincoln Career Fair on May 6
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Our first newsletter for 2024
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NZPPI is advocating against water restrictions for home gardens
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MPI's proposed phytoplasma strategy: step forward for NZPPI advocacy
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NZPPI Board nominations open today
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New EECA energy transition resources for covered crop nurseries
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NZPPI member case study: Van Lier Nurseries' transition to electrification
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New leadership course for the horticulture sector
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Plant Pass 2024 events programme
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Latest incursions
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NZPPI Conference 2024
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Te Uru Rākau engagement update
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Call for prudent industry-focused policies
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Our Young Plant Producer wins accolades at Young Hort
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Join the Generation Programme: a once-in-a-generation opportunity
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NZPPI puts in submission on Biodiversity Credits System
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National Pest Plant Accord review
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NZPPI and members have submitted on 'exorbitant' plant import fee increases
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NZPPI action means further Auckland Council exemptions for Japanese flowering cherries
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Trolley scheme holiday hours
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New MfE new kerbside recycling rules exclude plant pots
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Reminder: NZPPI Board election to be held in March
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'Get out there and do some scouting': Growers told to watch out for fall armyworm
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New Auckland Council rules: changes to what dwarf Agapanthus praecox cultivars nurseries can sell
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NZPPI member Minginui nursery part of international propagation conference
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Reminder: Member Quarterly Zoom tomorrow
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Reminder: NZPPI AGM in Hamilton next week
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Trolley short-term hires: strong demand leads to full capacity
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Native Garden Nursery's huge success in reducing plastic pot use
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Covered crop growers encouraged to sign up to EECA's new decarbonisation programme
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Plant Pass technical workshops coming up in Hamilton and Christchurch
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HortPartners Extension Model update
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Presentation on plant nomenclature changes
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Thank you for joining us
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2023 Conference survey for attendees and non-attendees
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NZPPI Chair Marie Taylor - Road to Recovery
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Dr Ellen Joan Nelson - Belonging, Autonomy and Purpose
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Jeffrey Scott - Roadmap to Business Success
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Benchmarking Plant Production workshop
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Future of Plant Production Workforce panel and Engaging and Enabling your Staff workshop
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Experiential Biosecurity Response for plant buyers workshop
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Miranda James - The Opportunities for Plant Production in Financial Disclosures
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2023 Fraser Award
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Inaugural NZPPI Sustainable Futures Award
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Inspirational After Dinner Speaker Dave Letele
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Plastic Advisory Committee update
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Day Two Bus tour to Ardmore Nurseries and Zealandia
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Have your say on horticultural education and training
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Conference 2023 less than a month away!
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Magnolia Grove cultivar chosen for King Charles' coronation
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NZPPI's next steps on plant imports
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Young Plant Producer entries close tomorrow
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Plant Careers to be at Fieldays again
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Plant Pass workshops reminder
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Lincoln University: post-grad fee waivers until end of 2024
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Register now a Lincoln University Career Fair
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Join The Big Check-In, 4 May 2023
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MSD initiatives support employers to hire new workers
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Getting ready for the recovery
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Lincoln Extension Note on post-flood plant health
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Conference 2023 registrations are open! Register now.
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Plastics Advisory Committee update
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SGM and Board Election update
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Member TD forms are overdue - please submit yours if you haven't already
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Come to our Plant Careers Open Day in Christchurch
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Nominations for Fraser Award open now
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Young Plant Producer entries open next month
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2023 Plant Pass workshops underway: register today
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International Grower of the Year 2024 entries open
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Government afforestation programme: 300,000 hectares of native trees needed by 2035
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Our Young Achiever proves innovation skills at Young Hort
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NZPPI exhibiting at Fieldays Career Hub
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Online myrtle rust management tool update coming soon
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Last free Plant Pass workshop for 2022
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NZPPI members' contribution to the circular economy
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Embracing Movember: NZPPI's Andrew Grant takes up the challenge
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Spring Blueming: Supporting mental health in the horticultural workforce
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Two new ACC campaigns to prevent injuries and promote healing
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Be part of the conversation
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Notice of AGM
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Greencard for Greenlife: EPA application accepted
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Don't miss out on free myrtle rust management workshops
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Myrtle rust webinars if you can't attend workshops
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Zealandia Horticulture embracing school partnership
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Turnover Declaration forms overdue
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MPI initiative for primary industry advisers
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Tomatoes NZ joins Plant Pass
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Crucial conference for all
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What comes next in our rapidly transforming industry?
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Don't miss out: register now for our Conference 2022
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Plant Pass: three new workshops coming up plus Myrtle Rust Module updated
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Free Myrtle Rust management workshops for producers
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Fuelling the Horticulture Industry event at Lincoln
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Plant trolley update
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Plastics recycling update
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Spotlight on NZPPI members: Zealandia and Pūniu River Care
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Fraser Award: last chance to nominate
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Project Sakura update
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Immigration NZ update
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TEC research into school leaver decision-making provides industry opportunity
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Kauri protection agency launched: Tiakina Kauri
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What comes next in our rapidly transforming industry?
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Business Breakfast provides food for thought
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Free online tool simplifies spray plan management for growers
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Fraser Awards nomination deadline extended
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Congratulations to our Young Achiever Amy Clark!
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Check out the August edition of Kia Ora magazine
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Local alternatives to peat in the spotlight
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Our new programme manager is on board
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Conference registrations open next week
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Scientific research to save our rarest plants
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Lincoln hosts event for students
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Immigration Update
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Growing the team to deliver more to members
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NZPPI has signed an MoU with Lincoln University
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Business Breakfast in Christchurch
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Reminder: SHED meeting in Otaki on Thursday 28 July 2022.
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Nominations open for inaugural Fraser Award
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Inspiring and celebratory regional dinner in Christchurch
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Myrtle rust climate model webinar on July 20 at 10.30am
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Ellepot Science in Plant Production Zoom meeting on July 20
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Online Myrtle Rust focus group
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Science subcommittee meeting: importance of mycorrhizal fungi
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First Plant Pass TAG meeting & rescheduled Plant Pass workshops
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Kauri dieback national pest management plan in force next month
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Grafting our way through winter
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Is it crunch time for horticulture education?
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We have our Young Achiever 2022 finalists!
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Carol Fraser Industry Training Award announced
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Register for our free SHED meeting in Otaki
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Plant Production Science: tell your sustainability R&D stories
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Reminder again of Plant Pass workshops
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Online weather and disease function easier to access
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Plan for our sector's future vocational training soon to be released
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Lincoln Agricentre weed project
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The Salix Journey at Blue Mountain Nurseries
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Online Bootcamp for Payroll/HR team members
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Kauri dieback sniffer dogs are barking up the right trees
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Busy winter ahead
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NZPPI opens an office on Lincoln campus
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Sign up for free Plant Pass winter workshops
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Progress on Plastics
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New Greenlife SIG up and running
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Encourage your emerging leaders to apply for Young Achiever
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EPA application resubmitted
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We're ramping up myrtle rust management
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Myrtle Rust survey: we need your help
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Reminder: save the date for Conference 2022
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Plant Trolleys update
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AEWV Applications Open Now
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SHED meetings resume: Otaki in July
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Winter Wellness
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Lots of progress to share
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Young Achiever shows the future of the industry is in good hands
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NZPPI Leadership Forum
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Longer Essential Skills Visa, Accredited Employer Work Visa deferred
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Phytoplasmas in imported nursery stock
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Prunus serrulata Auckland ban
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Consultation on the new Citrus import health standard
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Honorary Life Membership nominations called for
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Native nursery group online catch ups
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Become a business leader in the thriving horticultural industry
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Plant trolleys in stock for spring
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