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Issue seven • September-October 2019
Editorial Highlights
Kia ora koutou Economic Indicators
HB regional unemployment
Welcome to issue 7 of e-pānui, Our Hawke’s Bay councils are required
remains at 4.1%, a 10 year low
the regional development newsletter by law to publish pre-election reports to
update the community and candidates
of Business Hawke’s Bay (BHB).
on the major projects and expenditure Success
It has been a busy and exciting time for the three years following October’s Ngāti Pāhauwera
in Hawke’s Bay. Napier Port’s listing on elections. The reports are prepared by Development Trust
the NZX was hailed as a win:win case the CEOs of each council, independent and Ministry of Social
study for local government; successfully of Mayors and Councillors. You can find Development are winners at
bringing private capital into a public the Spirit of Service Awards
a link to a summary of all five reports,
asset while protecting the things that prepared by BHB, as well as to each
mattered most to a local community. council’s report later in this newsletter. Attract
Congratulations to everyone involved. Napier Port lists on the
Also in this issue is an interesting article
At the risk of sounding like a broken NZ Stock Exchange
about pyrethrum and its potential for
record, our local economy is still Hawke’s Bay, a report from the recent
going strong. Hawke’s Bay’s quarterly protein conference, an update from Build
economic snapshot for the 12 months Napier City Council on proposed plans Everything’s coming
ended June 19 reports yet another great to upgrade the National Aquarium, up daisies
chapter in the good news story of our a preview of I&E19 (our inspirational
regional economy. Read the full story conference celebrating innovation Connect
in the build section. and entrepreneurship), a profile of BHB 5 minutes with BHB
It’s local body election time and all director Mark Oldershaw and details of director Mark Oldershaw
around the country candidates are the winners in the hospitality, tourism
campaigning for votes. Here in Hawke’s and export awards. We also welcome
Events
Bay all of the mayoralty races are first time contributor Rocket Lab to our
I&E19 get your tickets now
contested. It’s great for the public to be whānau of regular contributors. As usual,
able to choose the candidate that they e-pānui is packed full of informative
think will best serve their city, district or contributed, created and curated
region. Keep an eye out for your voting articles so that you can get up to speed
papers and remember that voting closes with what’s happening in the best region
on 12 October, with results announced of New Zealand.
the following week. Be sure to make your Heoi anō tāku mō nāianei
vote count.
Carolyn Neville
CEO Business Hawke’s Bay
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Economic Indicators
Hawke’s Bay and New Zealand
Electronic card spending A net 44% of businesses New Zealand exported more
on retail purchases up 7.1% nationally have a bad outlook logs and wood in June 2019,
in Hawke’s Bay compared for the economy (ANZ business despite falling log prices
to 4% nationally outlook survey), and is near overseas, (Statistics NZ)
2008 levels when mortgage
Hawke’s Bay Provisional GDP interest rates were 8% Hastings is the hottest property
growth estimated at 3% for the market in NZ, with house prices
12 months to June 19 Commercial vehicle up 30% in the last 12 months
registrations in Hawke’s Bay
Regional unemployment increased by 11.5% for the Hawke’s Bay traffic flow
in Hawke’s Bay is 4.1%, year to June (a leading indicator of economic
a 10 year low performance) was up 2.3%
The number of million dollar for the year to June
Tourism spend up 2.7 %
plus properties sold in
to $660m for 12 months Hawke’s Bay for the six months Hawke’s Bay Airport passenger
to June 19 to June increased by 47.4% numbers for the year to June 19
were 750,357, up 7.6% on 2018
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Success
Rockit™ is the recipient of the Maraetotara Tree Trust’s Ngāti Pāhauwera Development
Asia Fruit Award – Marketing Maraetotara River Regeneration Trust and Ministry of Social
Campaign of the Year for 2019. project won the top award at Development are winners
this year’s Landmarks Trust in the ‘Spirit of Service
A round of applause to Higgins Awards. Well done! Awards 2019’ Māori Crown
Contractors, winners of the Relationships category for
$5m -$20m project category An exhibit by Hastings-raised, their joint mahi in supporting
in the 2019 CCNZ Hirepool Paris based artist George Nuku, sustainable employment in
Construction Excellence called Bottled Ocean 2118 is Hawke’s Bay. Mahi pai!
Awards, for its Watchman a finalist for spatial design in
Road Roundabout and airport the exhibitions and temporary First Light Foods wins gold
intersection project in Napier. structures category in the 2019 for the second year running at
Ka pai! Designers Institute of the 2019 World Steak Challenge
New Zealand Best Awards. in Dublin. That’s no bull!
Raise a glass to Zeffer Cider,
overall winner of the $50,000 Cruise Critic ranks Napier Snapped it! Photographer
Westpac Business Growth as second on the list of Richard Wood named
Grant 2019. Cheers to that! Australia and New Zealand’s Central Districts photographer
top-rated cruise ship of the year.
Wairoa District Council’s destinations. Epic!
Dr Kimberley Tuapawa received The Apple Press has scooped
a New Zealand Society of Local Haylee Wrenn wins another award to add to their
Government Managers national Bookkeeping Trainer of the collection, this time the highly
award for outlining how Year at the New Zealand coveted Black Box NZ Gold
Māori can participate in, and Bookkeepers conference. Bravo! Medal. Pick of the crop!
contribute to the development
of the community. Awesome! And Bookkeepers is at it again, Congratulations to Bostock NZ
winning Xero’s 2019 for exporting its first shipment
The New Zealand Quinoa Co NZ Bookkeeping Partner of organic onions, all the way
is a finalist in the NZ Food of the Year! Encore! to Europe!
Awards. Best of luck!
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Attract – Promoting Our Place
Completion of Napier Port IPO good for Hawke’s Bay
Media release from Hawke’s Bay a key strategic regional asset, and “Hawke’s Bay locals told us local
Regional Council
diversified the Regional Council’s income ownership mattered to them and we’re
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council streams to better manage risk on behalf delighted with the support shown
says the successful completion of the of all ratepayers.” through the priority share offer. While the
IPO was heavily oversubscribed, 20 per
initial public offer (IPO) of shares in Rex Graham says the Council
cent of the shares on offer went to priority
Napier Port, is good for the future welcomed the strong local groups – locals, iwi, Port staff and non-
of the Port, the Hawke’s Bay region support for the Napier Port IPO. resident ratepayers – and almost 90 per
and the Regional Council. cent of Hawke’s Bay locals received the
Shares in Napier Port started trading full number of shares they applied for.
on the NZX at 11.30am on 21 August.
Regional Council Chair, Rex Graham
says the IPO of Napier Port satisfied
the objectives that the Regional Council
set at the start of the process.
“We’ve secured the funding that
Napier Port needs to invest in
its future growth for the benefit
of our region, including our
primary producers, exporters and
importers,” says Mr Graham.
“We’ve protected ratepayers from the
costs of Port development, retained
majority ownership and control of
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Business Hawke’s Bay • e-pānui • September-October 2019 “Almost every Port employee (97 per cent) participated in the staff priority offer and there was welcome participation from local iwi. We now have a Port with a more diverse ownership structure, a strong ownership contingent of Hawke’s Bay locals and, at listing, Napier Port is approximately 90 per cent kiwi-owned. “The listing of Napier Port today is a win- win result. It puts the Council in a strong financial position, enabling us to protect ratepayers from Port development costs and enabling it to focus on its work as the region’s primary environmental agency,” says Mr Graham. “This whole process has been incredibly thorough, and it has taken more than two-and-a-half years to reach this point. I’d like to thank all of the Regional Councillors for their work on this process, as well as our staff, independent advisors and team at the Port. “I’d like to acknowledge the support of all new investors in Napier Port. The Regional Council is committed to letting the Port’s Board and management team get on with running a strong, safe, profitable operation for the benefit of Hawke’s Bay and all shareholders.” 5 ATTRACT • BUILD • CONNECT • businesshb.nz
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Alternative health company Be Pure partners with Snowball Effect,
launches fundraising round
Content drawn from Snowball Effect website Since the brand relaunch in 2015, BePure feels like it is only just getting
and direct email material
BePure has experienced phenomenal started and is now inviting investors
BePure’s story is an inspiring one. achievements. Educating over 65,000 to join the company on its mission.
As are the company’s ambitions for people with Ben’s nationwide seminars, To support BePure in facilitating the
nourishing thousands of people with
a new and exceedingly better future capital raise, the company has chosen
BePure nutritional products, supporting
of health for New Zealanders and the to work in partnership with Snowball
close to 5,000 clients through the BePure Effect, a New Zealand-based online
World, where people are educated Clinic and launching sister brand Eve investing marketplace that provides
and empowered to take ‘self Health in February 2019, which now a simple way for people to invest in
health ownership’. provides easy access to leading at home companies like BePure.
With humble beginnings, circa 2004, wellness testing, are just some of these
achievements. To view the investment summary
starting in an office under the stairs
of the offer hosted on the Snowball
at a gym in Havelock North, BePure Staying true to the BePure Effect website click here.
was originally founded by leading
mission every step of the way, If you have further questions,
clinical nutritionist Ben Warren.
keeping committed to providing please email invest@bepure.co.nz
Ben had a vision for a new future
people with valuable health
of health that reflected happier
and healthier communities across
education and high quality
New Zealand, achieved primarily products and services that make
through education and providing a real difference in supporting
people with the tools to impact real people’s health, is what has led
change for their health. His vision has to these successes.
now become our company mission.
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Build – Economic Gardening
Hawke's Bay's food and wine celebrated at hospitality awards
Edited from content first published by
Three Wise Birds took out the
Hawke’s Bay Today
Outstanding Bar award, and
It was a night for the hospitality Bistronomy was once again
stars of Hawke's Bay to set down recognised as the best restaurant
their aprons and instead celebrate
in the region.
their achievements at the Hawke's Bay
Other winners included Funbuns, which
Hospitality awards.
took out best cocktail experience, and
The Hospo Hero of the Year went to Matisse Wine Bar which had the best
Ashley Jones of Elephant Hill, who has wine and beverage list in the region.
been working in hospitality for over 20
CEO of the Restaurant Association of
years, and at Elephant Hill for the past 11.
New Zealand Marisa Bidois said it was
He is leaving his role to pursue a new important to take time out and celebrate
career at Takitimu Seafood. as an industry.
He was given the award due to his "Hawke's Bay is a mecca for
leadership in the Hawke's Bay
Hospitality industry as well as his
both local and international
continued involvement. guests, so it's great to see
so many incredible dining
It was a good year for Craggy Range,
who took out two top awards, winning experiences in the region."
outstanding winery restaurant along with "We believe it's important to shine a light
best chef for Casey McDonald. on our industry and make sure we are
The Hawke's Bay Today Outstanding recognised for the contribution we make
Coffee Establishment award went to to our community and economy.
Hawthorne Coffee Roasters and The Hits Photo of Casey McDonald taken
"With all categories keenly contested,
by Kristopher Paulsen.
People’s Choice Award was presented this year's winners truly exemplify what
to Adoro in Ahuriri. it means to be at the top of their
Havelock North restuarant Malo won respective categories."
the award for outstanding ambiance For a full list of Winners, and to read
and design, thanks to its Scandinavian the article in full click here:
inspired décor and mid-century style https://bit.ly/34i3qVp
chairs, wooden floors, slatted screen
and feature wall.
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Consumer spending supports prosperous economic growth
Contribution from Business Hawke’s Bay “We should never rest easy GDP – beats the national average
when times are good. Constant – again!
The progress of Hawke’s Bay’s
prosperous regional economy innovation, really understanding Provisional regional GDP for the 12 months
consumers, creating value added to June 2019 was up 3% on the prior year,
continues unabated with a stellar
and higher than the national average
performance in the June quarter, products and services that
of 2.5%.
according to Infometrics’ Quarterly command a price premium that
Nationally, Infometrics says that the future
Economic Monitor – Hawke’s Bay global customers want in good
is less positive, with softening growth
Region, June 2019*. times and in bad. That’s the expectations and consumer spending
Consumer sentiment and spending challenge for our exporters.” and investment, easing. Increasingly
remains high, supporting economic Key regional highlights include*: sour global headlines and trade tensions
growth, which is further supplemented are expected to impact New Zealand
by population growth, double digit house • Provisional GDP growth estimate
exports. Domestically, weak business
price inflation, rising tourism expenditure 3.0% compared to 2.5% nationally
investment remains concerning for future
and strong contributions from the • Regional unemployment fell from growth prospects.
horticulture and primary sectors. 5.3% last year to 4.1% (a 10 year low)
compared to 4.1% nationally Carolyn Neville says that
Hawke’s Bay continues to perform
• Electronic card spending on retail Hawke’s Bay GDP growth has
strongly, says Carolyn Neville, CEO
of Business Hawke’s Bay.
purchases up 7.1% compared to been constant over the past
4.0% nationally four quarters.
“But we shouldn’t take this • House prices up 11.2% compared to
“With so much riding on our local
prosperity for granted. Nationally 1.4% nationally
exporters, we could expect growth
there are concerns about • Number of new dwelling residential
to soften in the near term.”
the economy and the recent consents for the quarter up 24%
compared to the June ’18 quarter To read the Economic Snapshot
unprecedented cut to the official announcement in full click here:
• Growth in value of non-residential
cash rate highlights the level of https://bit.ly/2kGzz6W
consents shrank 11.2%, but still well
concern about New Zealand’s above long run average
future growth prospects. • Commercial vehicle registrations up
Internationally there are trade 11.5% compared to 0.3% nationally
tensions and global demand • Tourism spend was $660m, up 2.7%
is forecast to soften, which will on the prior year.
*all 12 months to June 2019 unless
impact New Zealand exporters.
otherwise stated
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Regional approach to 3 waters announcement
Media release from Wairoa District Council more clarification around the direction whole region means we can evaluate
the review is heading. the opportunities for us to work together.
Wairoa and other Hawke’s Bay
Councils have welcomed the “Wairoa and other Hawke’s Bay Councils “The first phase of the review has involved
have been advising ratepayers, defining key principles and objectives, an
Government’s announcement of an
particularly small communities, that the assessment of the current state of 3 Waters
enhanced regulatory framework and 3 Waters environment is a rapidly service delivery across the region and
new standards for the management changing field and the statutory preliminary analysis of potential options.
of drinking water, wastewater and requirements are beyond our control.
“Based on the announcements,
stormwater (3 waters). “We all share responsibility for we can press ahead with greater
Wairoa District Council, Central Hawke’s ensuring our communities enjoy certainty around the new regulatory
Bay District Council, Hastings District safe and reliable, resilient and standards Government is advancing
Council, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, efficient drinking, waste and and with confidence that our review
Napier City Council, are working together stormwater services. aligns with Government’s objectives.
to review the current and potential We also note Government is making
“The investment and regulatory
3 Waters service delivery options for available a funding process we can
compliance required across Hawke’s Bay
Hawke’s Bay. access to support this work.”
is significant, so understanding the scale
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little said while it of capital, operational and regulatory For more information visit the website
is still early days the Councils now have requirements for 3 Waters across the of the Department of Internal Affairs.
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Taupiri lookout: Unison trialling off-grid battery and solar solution
Contribution from Unison Networks “Comprising 10 kW of solar panels, Looking ahead
In-line with its vision of leading a a 27 kWh battery pack and a 10 kW Data from this solution will help Unison
diesel generator, it was commissioned
sustainable energy future, Unison to further investigate other challenging
in December 2018 and has been network areas where lines could be
has been trialling an off-grid energy successfully operating since February.
solution for a supply point at Taupiri replaced with alternative solutions.
“While performance of the Remote Supply
lookout to improve reliability and This trial has not only given Unison
System is monitored, the existing line to great insight from an educational and
reduce maintenance costs. the site will remain in place. To-date, the asset management perspective, it has
Located deep in the Kaingaroa Forest, solution has been performing well. enabled hands-on experience with
40 kilometres north-east of Taupo, the
“Following the completion of future technologies as the company
remote site was previously supplied
the trial (in December 2019), looks to the new energy future.
by a dedicated, 7 kilometre-long 11kV
*The lookout is located on DOC’s
line from the Reporoa feeder. Crossing learnings will be discussed with all
land which is customary territory of local Iwi –
approximately 50% flat pasture land stakeholders to determine if the Ngāti Whare. Timberlands and Police both use
and 50% hilly forestry, the line had off-grid installation will become the site’s building and adjoining radio mast for
been prone to numerous outages and local radio communications.
the permanent supply source
damage caused by weather
and vegetation incidents.
– if so, the power lines will be
removed,” says Marc.
Situated on land owned by the
Department of Conservation
(DOC), Taupiri lookout is used by
forestry company, Timberland – for
communications services and as a fire
lookout – and by Police communications.
Through collaboration with the site’s
numerous stakeholders*, Unison was
able to identify the Taupiri lookout as
an off-grid project to determine an
alternative method of supply for the site.
The off-grid solution
Unison is trialling a standalone on-site
electricity system – a Remote Supply
System – with a view to replacing the
existing seven-kilometre overhead line.
Unison Future Networks Technical Lead,
Marc Gulliksen is managing the project
and says the Remote Supply System is
an all-in-one system from Base Power,
tailored to meet the customer’s site-
specific supply requirements.
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Agribusiness
Hawke’s Bay apple industry building 1500 new beds for RSE workers
First published in Hawke’s Bay Today which is helping the region out of offered jobs working in the apple
Hawke’s Bay’s apple industry says a housing crisis while also growing our industry along with transport to work
economy and thriving export industry.” each day which is also part of the
it is investing over $30 million into
Jones said this season millions of dollars’ partnership, Jones said.
building more than 1500 new beds for
Recognised Seasonal Employment worth of apples were left rotting on the “The RSE scheme is putting more
trees in Hawke’s Bay.
workers, which they say is already and more New Zealanders into
helping fix the region’s housing crisis. The Government declared a seasonal fulltime employment and career
labour shortage for the second
Right now Hawke’s Bay growers are pathways especially in new
consecutive year.
awaiting the Government’s imminent technology areas. But, we can’t
decision on whether the region will get The new RSE beds, at an grow jobs if millions of dollars’
an 1000 extra RSE workforce to help pick estimated value of $25,000 worth of apples are left rotting
its $650 million apple crop in 2020. each, include onsite purpose- on trees.”
RSE employers have been told by the built accommodation, along
Government they must show they can Yummy Apples general manager
with large-scale “fit for purpose”
provide beds for the 5400 overseas Paul Paynter said the investment in RSE
renovated existing sites. housing was a good first step for the
workers they need in Hawke’s Bay for
next season. There are already 1350 beds consented industry, which was in desperate need
and over 400 more beds in the pipeline, of some long-term planning.
New Zealand Apples and Pears
he said.
manager of trade policy and strategy “At the moment we run on a sort of year-
Gary Jones said the RSE scheme was When the project, which also includes by-year basis when it comes to how
becoming a win-win solution for upgrading existing accommodation, many RSE workers we need but if we had
the region. is complete it is expected that almost a plan in place to try and map out and
all the 5400 RSE workers needed in better plan, it can be a great benefit
“We’ve listened and responded Hawke’s Bay will be fully accommodated to employers.
to the Government’s challenge,” by industry, with no more need for rented
Jones said. houses in urban areas. “It costs a lot to bring them
“Together we’ve developed a real Along with helping place vulnerable
over here but it’s worth it
partnership and genuine commitment to New Zealanders into short-term because they are all good
work positively with Government, accommodation, some are also being hard working people.”
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Icehouse’s Andy Hamilton vacates CEO role, to become executive director
Edited from content first published by
The Icehouse
After 18 years as the founding CEO
of The Icehouse, Andy Hamilton
has signalled his intent to continue
broadening his passion for growing
New Zealand businesses by
transitioning onto the board of
Icehouse Ventures as an
executive director.
Mr Hamilton, who was The Icehouse’s first
employee and CEO when it was formed
and its ever-expanding New Zealand and high-tech, high value start-ups,
in 2001, will stay on as CEO for the next
and global network of owner managers, and has over the last few years
nine months, continuing to lead The
entrepreneurs, investors and businesses expanded into the regions to support
Icehouse and support its board to find
has made an exceptional impact on the SMEs on the ground, through its unique
the next amazing CEO.
New Zealand business community and Hawke’s Bay partnership, which has
The board will commence the CEO economy. He is known as “Ice Andy” now expanded into Gisborne and later
recruitment process next month and will for a reason. this year, the Icehouse will establish
work with Mr Hamilton to transition operations in the Bay of Plenty.
the successful candidate into the role. “He’s one of the great pioneers
of modern New Zealand Mr Hamilton says the decision to move on
He will join the board of Icehouse
from CEO was not made lightly, and it’s
Ventures, which includes Directors Sam entrepreneurship and he has
something he’s been pondering for some
Stubbs, Tim Williams and Anne Catley. led the Icehouse to its strongest time. After closing in on 20 years in the
Icehouse Chair Chris Quin says position ever.” role, he believes it’s time for someone else
Mr Hamilton’s leadership has been to take the reins.
Under Mr Hamilton’s tenure, The Icehouse
nothing short of outstanding: “His
has stayed focused on two key segments To read the announcement in full click
energy, passion drive, and tireless
in the entrepreneur economy being here: https://bit.ly/2lFxYyi
commitment to growing the Icehouse
established privately owned businesses
Fastway Couriers changes its name and brand to Aramex
First published by Hawke’s Bay Today in e-commerce retail shopping and “The change is about improving how
Fastway Couriers, one of new technology advanced products. we move parcels. We can leverage off
Aramex’s global footprint in New Zealand
New Zealand’s oldest courier “We are retaining our unique franchise
business model but are gaining a global and introduce new products and services
businesses, is adopting the brand to build a bigger, stronger business in
name of its international parent mindset with access to new innovations,
new technologies and new shipping New Zealand and grow our franchisees
company Aramex. in the process,” Jenyns said.
destinations.
Established in Hawke’s Bay in 1983 “We’ll still be local franchisees,
by Bill McGowan, Fastway Couriers “The parcel and delivery industry
has changed dramatically in local regions, and this is very
New Zealand has 18 regional franchisees
with more than 250 courier franchisees over the past 35 years, which important to us as franchising
from the Far North District to Bluff in the started as a business to business remains in our DNA. The key
South Island.
offering but today over 80 per point of difference is that now
Aramex, a Dubai-based logistics group cent of parcel movements are we’ll be able to offer greater
bought Fastway Couriers New Zealand
smaller than 3kg and delivered global reach and opportunities
in January 2016 for $125 million. to our customers and our people
to residential properties due to
Aramex has a presence in 72 countries, online retail.” through career advancement
transporting nearly 70 million parcels opportunities.”
globally each year. Jenyns said the brand roll out will take
approximately three months to complete
Fastway Couriers NZ chief executive Scott and includes rebranding all nationwide
Jenyns said the time was right to adopt offices and depots, more than 300
the Aramex name with the significant courier vehicles and new uniforms for
rise in the parcel movements across more than 500 employed and engaged
the globe due to the explosion with the company.
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Agribusiness
Everything’s coming
up…daisies
Contribution from Greg Duncan of Pyrethrum NZ
In late June, Business Hawke’s Bay
hosted the Land Diversification
Opportunities event in Waipawa,
supported by Central Hawke’s Bay
District Council and a range of
sponsors. This is the first in a series
of follow up articles looking at land
diversification in Hawke’s Bay.
What does the perfect land
diversification opportunity look like? six months you will be ploughing the field Unfortunately since then we have
Does it have good financial returns? and turning it over. This is bad for the soil chosen to use products such as DDT and
Does it have international appeal? and its biodiversity. Putting in a crop of neonicotinoids which is why insecticides
Does it fit with New Zealand’s clean pyrethrum gives the soil a “rest” from this currently have such a bad name and
and green positioning? Is it reliable? constant ploughing for a few years why there has been a worldwide decline
Is it resilient enough to cope with in bees and other flying insects that
Right now, Hawke’s Bay
Hawke’s Bay’s weather and the effects pollinate our crops.
of climate change? And is it good for
landowners could have first-
Some environments are now perpetually
the environment? mover-advantage
toxic and this has given rise to a new
with Pyrethrum. breed of insects that are resistant.
At PyrethrumNZ, we have found
Pyrethrum will grow anywhere. It could
something that meets all of these Nature is fighting back and so are
grow all over Australia but the reason consumers and governments around the
requirements; Pyrethrum oil. it brings almost one billion dollars into world. Singapore has recently legislated
Extracted from Pyrethrum flowers, Tasmania’s economy is because they that only natural pyrethrum is allowed
Pyrethrum oil is used as an insecticide, established it there first. to be used for fogging in public places.
and I believe it represents a huge In the EU neonicotinoids are now banned.
This is what we want to do for Hawke’s
opportunity for Hawke’s Bay. This year EU regulations have limited
Bay. This crop is not farmed anywhere
As a crop it generates almost one billion in New Zealand yet. We want to establish the level of toxic residues allowable on
dollars annually for the state of Tasmania it here first so that Hawke’s Bay gets products. And here in New Zealand, MBIE
where they have more than 3500 Ha of the benefit from being the national has identified “global environmental
the stuff growing. centre. Pyrethrum farming will come to consciousness” as the foremost mega
New Zealand eventually, it is too valuable trend likely to affect the future of food
Global demand for Pyrethrum is forecast
not to. It’s just a matter of when and where. and farming.
to double in the next 5 years. As a
crop, it’s easy to grow. It will tolerate My company has spent the last four
Pyrethrum uses:
temperatures down to -12C and is years working with this crop and towards
resistant to drought. Last year, for this goal.
example, I didn’t have to irrigate once. • Against mosquitoes, preventing
Consumers and manufacturers want
Unlike other popular land diversification Pyrethrum over alternative products is the spread of diseases
crops like berries, hemp and hops, because it is natural and does not persist (malaria, zika etc)
Pyrethrum requires low overheads in the environment. • For fogging in Asia but also in
to establish and maintain the crop. other densely populated areas
You don’t need to fork out for strainer
With this product we can fight
• In mega greenhouses and
posts or guide wires or a giant cage nature with nature – which has organic farming
of netting to protect the crop from birds. got to be the best way. • In household automated
It’s a crop that can complement and It is the most natural solution for aerosol dispensers
have a synergistic effect on normal farm controlling insects that we know of and • On agricultural crops like
operations. For example you could graze it has stood the test of time. Over 2000 kiwifruit and avocados
your sheep on the plants after the flowers years ago merchants used it on the Silk • In every winery
had been harvested and this would Road when travelling to and from China. • As a wash for fruit before
have the same effect as drenching them, Napoleon’s troops used it to de-lice their it is exported
saving time and money. Pyrethrum can clothing, as did our allied troops in both
• For biosecurity to sterilise
also be used as a “rest” crop. If you are world wars.
shipping containers
farming peas, for example then every
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About Pyrethrum:
• A perennial, with a 4-5 year life
• You can either field sow it,
or use a transplanter to create
new crops
• 5 plants per m2
• First harvest at 14-18 months,
then every December and May
• Dried flowers are processed,
oil extracted
• Oil sold as end product
or raw ingredient
This is the problem that Pyrethrum In the past four years PyrethrumNZ our scale considerably, connect with
solves. This is why the future is so has grown, harvested, formulated and investors to help us set up a factory and
created product which is now registered growers interested in this valuable crop.
bright for this product.
with MPI, have AssureQuality certification To find out more about Pyrethrum
Pyrethrum does its job, it breaks down and BuyNZ.org.nz certification for both and why it could be the right land
quickly and then it’s gone. There’s no “Made In” and “Grown In” classifications.
diversification option for your land,
resistance, no residue and no run-off.
We produce 1500 litres of end user contact greg@pyrethrum.nz
In New Zealand, we use Pyrethrum concentrate per annum that we sell
To find out more about land
everywhere, but we import all that we through a variety of channels, and we
diversification (more generally)
consume from Australia. have more plantings underway. in Hawke’s Bay, contact Rachel Campbell
Our aim is to turn that around and make What’s really exciting are the at Business Hawke’s Bay:
New Zealand a net exporter of this clean opportunities in the pipeline. To close on bizdev@businesshb.nz
green natural product. them we are going to need to increase
$400k investment for Central Hawke’s Bay’s Te Paerahi beach community
Contribution from Central Hawke’s Bay
District Council
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council
(CHBDC) has secured $406,896 from
the Tourism Infrastructure Fund (TIF)
to upgrade drinking water facilities
and beach toilets at Te Paerahi,
Porangahau Beach.
The improvements include the upgrade Central Hawke’s Bay has seen a sharp The new toilet facilities are expected
of the Porangahau water treatment plant rise in tourism growth in recent years, and to be completed and operational by
and additional water storage solutions. in the year 2018-19 total tourism spend January 2020, and additional water
They will ensure Te Paerahi is well increased by 15.1% from $31.9m in January storage facilities to be operational by
equipped to respond to the increasing 2018 to $36.8m in January 2019. March 2020.
demand on facilities generated by recent The secluded beaches of Central CEO Monique Davidson says: “People
tourism growth, while minimising the Hawke’s Bay are a significant draw card are awakening to the fact that Central
adverse effects on locals. The TIF will also for visitors, and the number of freedom Hawke’s Bay is a beautiful and secluded
contribute to the operational costs of the campers to the Porangahau area, holiday destination, and this is evidenced
facilities for the first two years. particularly at the Te Paerahi freedom by our growing visitor numbers and
The TIF is administered by the Ministry camping site, are on the rise. tourism spend”.
of Business, Innovation, and Employment, The increase in tourists over the spring- “We warmly welcome visitors to share in
and provides up to $25 million annually autumn period has not only put pressure our beautiful slice of paradise, but we are
to develop tourism-related infrastructure on existing toilet facilities, which are also mindful of the impact that tourism
that supports regions facing pressure no longer fit for purpose, but has also growth can have on our local residents.
from tourism growth. This is the first time resulted in regular water restrictions, and This funding will significantly improve the
CHBDC has been successful with in the height of summer full non-essential experience of tourism for both locals and
TIF funding. water use bans. visitors alike, which is a big win all round.”
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Resurgence in Napier CBD hospitality scene,
and plans to encourage patronage
Contribution from Napier CBD were to locals coming out at night, to move between venues when you
The hospitality sector has long been and whether there were ways to remove can’t physically see one from the other,
these issues, and hopefully assist the and there is nothing connecting the two
the star performing student within the
desire for people to go out in the CBD together. The opening of Market St is a
suite of “retail” industries, averaging a after 5pm. huge help in connecting many venues
10% increase quarter on quarter for the already, but NCBI will be supplementing
The findings were not unexpected,
last two years. This is a trend echoed this with street entertainment and
with lighting, security and transport all
around the world with more people commonly referred to issues, all of which
ambient lighting projects to encourage
choosing to spend their discretionary are being addressed directly either
people to wander, linger and discover.
income on a daily flat white and a meal through Napier City Council projects or It is also clear that communication is
out more regularly than ever before. with the very welcome introduction of an issue, as the perception there is a
Napier however, is a town that is heavily Uber coming to Hawke’s Bay in October. lack of affordable options in the CBD
affected by the tourist dollar, and similar is just wholly untrue. There are more
A lack of ambience along with
to traditional retail, winter can be long, happy hours, $6 slices of pizza and taco
the perception of a lack of Tuesday options than you can shake a
and quiet. This is where local business
‘affordable’ options in the CBD stick at, and we will be tackling this with
relies almost wholly on locals to carry
them through and where, as Napier-ites, were also highlighted and herein a refocus and relaunch of our website
we seem to have a disconnect, with the lies the basis for NCB’s www.napiercbd.co.nz later this month
towards a one stop shop of everything
call of the couch and a glass of Syrah future activity.
seeming much more attractive than happening within the CBD.
It is true that they say a lack of
braving the outdoors. In short, Napier CBD is gearing up for
ambience breeds a lack of ambience,
With this in mind, in June, Napier a huge summer season, and with the
and it is also true that Napier CBD has
City Business undertook a research opening of another restaurant in the old
fallen victim to this in the past. With
project, with local qualitative research Fire Station on Tennyson St, and a craft
hospitality venues spread throughout an
consultancy Folkl (www.folkl.co.nz) beer bar in Hastings Street the options
admittedly small, but spread out CBD it
to discover what the potential barriers are plentiful!
is easy to see how there is no real drive
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Hawke’s Bay’s leaders push for mega
polytechnic HQ in region
Edited from content first published Minister Hipkins revealed the 10 members
in Hawke’s Bay Today
of the Establishment Board, which will be
Hawke’s Bay leaders will pitch to based in Christchurch, including that
make the region the headquarters for Kim Ngarimu, who is currently on the
EIT Council and based in Gisborne,
the new national Institute of Skills and
will be the Deputy Chair of the
Technology. Establishment board.
In mid August, the region’s leaders met
It has started and will continue until it
with Napier Labour MP, Stuart Nash, the
is superseded by the governing council
EIT Board Chair and CEO to discuss the
of the Institute, when it starts operating
detail of the review and start developing
on April 1, 2020, Hipkins said. EIT Council Chairwoman Geraldine
a business case for the National
Despite the strong push, Hazlehurst Travers said “there’s a lot to be said for
Headquarters to take to Government for
said while we do not fully understand having the headquarters in a region
what they say is a “golden opportunity”.
the details of the reform, her “biggest that currently doesn’t have a university,
Minister of Education Chris Hipkins said but has one of New Zealand’s highest
concern for our community is losing the
the mega polytechnic headquarters performing institutes of technology.”
ability to be flexible and reactionary
would not be in Auckland or Wellington.
with a centralised model”. New Zealand Apples and Pears
Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst capability manager Erin Simpson said
“We need a well-trained skilled
said she spoke with Nash on the the changes give them the ability to
Government’s changes to tertiary workforce which is able to be
have “some consistency of our training
education and what it means for responsive and support regional
throughout the country, which is brilliant”.
our region. growth.”
“This is absolutely our preferred future in
“We are the largest region in Central Hawke’s Bay Mayor and terms of the Minister’s announcements,
New Zealand without a university. chairwoman of the Mayoral Forum,
so we’re highly supportive of EIT for the
We are very proud of our well- Alex Walker, said the region has an
future and see that it is going to be a
performing Polytechnic EIT, its strong “incredibly strong case to be that place,”
really strong benefit, certainly for apples
relationships with the business sector however, she has concerns about what
and pears but for horticulture in general.
and its quality of education and is being proposed and particularly
training,” she said. about “how small communities like ours “It really gives us the ability to work very
will continue to be responded to”. closely with the providers to ensure we
The Institute will see the country’s
get exactly what we’re looking for,
16 institutes of technology and “I think that this is big, and it’s bold, and
for the future.”
polytechnics brought together it potentially could have some positive
to operate as a single national effects, but there’s also some risks with To read the article in full click here:
campus network. the proposal as well.” https://bit.ly/2lwOlx4
Hawke’s Bay councils recognise community volunteers
Collated by Business Hawke’s Bay Congratulations to the recipients of the A big well done goes to
Around the region our local councils Hastings District Civic Awards: Cranford Pauline Mackie and Lynn Cross,
Hospice Gardeners, Hastings Citizens
have been recognising and celebrating winners of Central Hawke’s Bay
Advice Bureau, Marie Dunningham
the community minded; people that (posthumous), Patricia Ofa, Leon Stallard, Civic Award 2019 for outstanding
volunteer and give their time to causes Rodney Triplow, Marie Edwards, dedication to voluntary services.
and groups in their home patch. Selwyn Hawthorne, Joseph Christensen,
Here’s a roundup of the 2019 Brett How, Joan Thompson, Michael Lusk,
Civic Awards: Elizabeth Carr.
A big thank you goes to community
volunteers Jenny Roper, Helen Grainger
and Hine Farrell who were presented with
Wairoa District Council Citizen’s Awards.
High fives go to Barbara Arnott,
Bob Morrison, and Tom and
Margie McGuire who were honoured
at the Napier Citizens’ Civic Awards.
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Agribusiness
Milk shake – Why the future of dairy looks scary
Edited from content first published shift is predicted to be a huge disruption and deliver it to your door, makes it
by Radio New Zealand
for New Zealand dairy, as makers of lab- an attractive option.
Insight - Dairy’s huge role earning produced products race to take over the Gibson says it’s also quick to make.
export dollars for New Zealand is ingredients market our farmers rely on.
“You can make mozzarella from
facing a threat some say could bring it Yeast fermentation of dairy protein is
to its knees. Lab-grown milk protein is not an entirely new idea. But figuring out milk within about 30 minutes.
now stepping outside niche cheese and how to make it cheaper than real dairy, Now, that suits us, as we’re still
ice cream markets and into the bulk minimising its environmental impact and iterating mozzarella, developing
getting over the hurdle of consumer our final product. So we want to be
ingredient arena. As Teresa Cowie has
reluctance towards genetic modification
been finding out, a fight for this bulk able to make as many mozzarellas
are still being worked out.
commodity market could have serious as possible to be able to optimise
In Gibson’s lab, the milk used to make
consequences for our dairy industry. the process and improve it.”
cheese is created by taking a gene
At a lab in San Francisco, scientists that contains what he describes as the He says if he was making a cheese like
working for New Zealand synthetic dairy ‘instruction manual’ for a dairy protein. parmesan, it would have to be aged
start-up New Culture are trying to work That set of instructions is then introduced for at least a year; slowing down their
out how they can produce mozzarella to microbes, essentially teaching them process of learning what’s working and
that looks, tastes and very importantly how to make dairy proteins. When what isn’t. There’s a race going on in
stretches like the real thing. Across his scientists put the microbes in a Silicon Valley to crack the scaling up of
the Pacific at home in Auckland, the fermentation tank, they ferment sugar, the yeast fermented dairy process, and
company’s founder Matt Gibson says, turning it into dairy. The scientists then Gibson wants to be a frontrunner.
as a vegan himself, the plant-based harvest the proteins and combine them But New Zealand dairy insider, food
cheese offerings that refuse to melt with plant-based fats to create a milk- technologist and founder of multiple
properly and fail to satisfy in the taste like solution. dairy start-ups Danielle Appleton, says
department drew him towards exploring it’s other Californian start-ups using
Matt Gibson has his sights set on
yeast fermented dairy protein, that cuts similar technology specifically to ferment
cracking the United States mozzarella
out the need for cows. dairy bulk ingredients that could bring
market. It’s the US’s number one selling
Plant-based diets are moving from niche cheese. American kids love sticks of it in New Zealand’s biggest export commodity
to mainstream as consumers become their lunch boxes and of course pizza, to its knees.
more aware of the issues of animal and the rise in the number of companies To read the rest of this article click here:
welfare, climate change and pressure willing to put it on the back of a scooter https://bit.ly/2lQuVDs
to feed the growing population. And this
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Agribusiness
Getting ready for the food revolution –
insights from the recent protein conference
Edited from content written by Rod Oram, more plants; some will be conventional
first published by Newsroom.
foods from unconventional sources such
Farming will have to embark on as plant-based meat and dairy products;
rapid and deep change over the and some will be big improvements in For the sake of the health of its
existing farming practices and systems environment, population and economy
next few decades.
such as focusing on rebuilding the health it will have to embark on rapid and deep
All the big opportunities, threats and and fertility of soils. change. That’s even more essential for
challenges for New Zealand farmers were countries like ours for which food and
Third, we will likely see many consumers,
investigated at a protein conference farming are key parts of the economy
food manufacturers, farmers and
in Auckland last month. While analysis and society.
agricultural sectors blend many of those
and views varied widely among the 200
solutions. This is a common theme of Fifth, leaders are emerging on all these
delegates, five broad themes emerged.
many recent investigations of the global issues. Some are established leaders in
They begin to point to a better future for
food challenge, such as the EAT-Lancet currently conventional food and farming
farmers in economic, environmental and
Commission which sees a continuing, practices who are pushing for reinvention;
social terms.
though reduced, role for dairy and meat others are deeply experienced but lonely
First, food and farming must in diets. But only if farmers substantially voices pushing back against existing
evolve massively to deliver big reduce the damage those products practices; and others are coming from
increases in the volume and do to ecosystems. There will, of course, very different sectors, such as venture
be others who fiercely defend narrower capitalists deploying their business skills
nutritional value of food, and big
views, such as an end to animal farming, to help create cellular agriculture and
improvements in the efficiency or saying every diet must have meat and other radical new technologies. While the
and environmental performance dairy to meet a person’s nutritional needs. status quo is being massively defended
of food production and farming Fourth, such huge innovation in food by companies, associations, lobbyists,
the world needs. and farming is essential and inevitable. politicians and other conservative forces,
That will require rapid and radical the tides of inevitable and essential
Second, we humans will need a vast
change over the next few decades. Some progress will overwhelm them sooner
range of solutions to achieve those huge
individual farmers will fiercely defend their rather than later.
goals. Some will be new technologies such
as growing meat in factories from stem traditional practices or reluctantly agree To read more on the highlights from the
cells; some will be changes in consumers’ to only minor change. But no nation can protein conference click here:
choices such as eating less meat and afford to take that approach. https://bit.ly/2k2PUmc
2019 Hawke’s Bay Tourism Awards
Announcement from Hawke’s Bay Tourism Hawke’s Bay Tourism Industry Association
The 2019 Hawke’s Bay Tourism Chairman Hamish Prins says the annual
awards are a valued opportunity to
Award winners have been crowned.
recognise stand-out contributors to the
Craggy Range took out the top award tourism industry, which is now estimated
of the night - the Supreme Award, also to contribute $660m to the regional
winning the Visitor Experience Award. economy.
The Urban Winery took out the Essence
“We congratulate all of our members who The awards were judged by
of Hawke’s Bay Award, Art Deco Masonic
Hotel claimed the Accommodation
put themselves forward to be judged and, Kim Thorp - Black Barn Vineyards
in particular, celebrate those who were co-founder, Jane Wilson –
Award, Napier Māori Tours received the
finalists and award winners,” says Hamish. General Manager, Destination
Environment Award, and Church Road
Winery were winners in the Culture and “The success of Hawke’s Bay’s visitor Great Lake Taupō, and Glenn
Heritage category. economy owes much to the passion Fulcher – Head of School, Tourism
and dedication of our members who
Packed full of action and glamour, the and Hospitality at EIT.
help create amazing and memorable
evening was hosted by The Hits radio
experiences for people who choose to The judges also chose to mark two
personality Megan Banks, and attended
travel to Hawke’s Bay. The awards are special contributions by members, with
by tourism providers and industry
about acknowledging their collective Emma Hadden from Meadowood House
members gathered to recognise the
contribution, as well as highlighting those recognised as a Rising Star, while Bay
delivery of outstanding visitor experiences
who are really making their mark.” Tours were presented with a Business
in Hawke’s Bay.
Excellence Award.
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Take your business to the next level!
Contribution from Hastings District Council and For the past two years this programme What were the benefits of completing the
The Lean Hub
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people aren’t able to support your making small changes that contributed
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