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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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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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