2012 Ellerslie International Flower Show to go ahead
The dates have been announced for Christchurch’s big international flower show.
Category: Industry Info
Sep 14, 2011 | 2 comments
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NGIA life member Mark Dean wins major conservation award
Campaigner and conservationist Mark Dean has been awarded the prestigious Loder Cup.
Sep 14, 2011 | 0 comments
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Wally Richards: Roundup – how safe is it?
Wally Richards strongly believes that Glyphosate (Roundup) is one of the worst and most dangerous chemicals man has ever made. What do you think?
Aug 31, 2011 | 0 comments
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Meridian First Light house takes visitors on unique landscape journey
Straddling two worlds presented challenges for this house.
Jul 20, 2011 | 0 comments
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Report from the NGIA Conference 2011
Editor Tim Durrant reports on the Nursery and Garden Industry Association (NGIA) Conference 2011 held late June in Taupo.
Jun 28, 2011 | 0 comments
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Solar pool heating – a lot of hot air?
The use of renewable energy sources is not just an environmentally friendly way to provide light and heat to a home, but also something that significantly reduces electricity or gas bills, and spells out huge savings in the long run. Guest Blogger: Kristen Swope, USA. Innovations in solar heating are being picked up by homeowners […]
May 26, 2011 | 0 comments
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Size does matter….. are our kiwifruit exports in jeopardy?
The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster is causing a rash of exploding watermelons in eastern China. The same chemical is being used by a large number of NZ kiwifruit growers to boost fruit size.
May 26, 2011 | 0 comments
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VisaView makes employment checks easy
A growing number of employers are signing up to Immigration New Zealand’s free online tool VisaView. Employers can use VisaView to check information such as a passport number and surname against Immigration’s database for (in most cases) a quick online ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as to whether a person is entitled to work here, together with […]
Mar 22, 2011 | 0 comments
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