News
2 October 2018
One in five of all people wanting to take up a dairy apprenticeship is coming from New Zealand’s biggest city, and Primary ITO chief executive Linda Sissons says many more will be needed where they came from.
3 August 2018
A newly launched Horticulture Apprenticeship scheme is an initial step towards alleviating a skill shortage in a sector crying out for capability throughout its supply chain.
17 July 2018
New Zealand’s horticulture industry is booming and growing at such a fast rate it needs more capable and qualified people to keep up with the demand for its fresh and healthy produce.
11 July 2018
Most of Charles Corston’s friends are now graduating from university – many of them with hefty student loans. But Charles already bought his first home two years ago, aged just 19.
11 July 2018
Feeding the most vulnerable members of our population is a big responsibility – one which dairy processing expert Kelly Edmonds takes very seriously.
2 July 2018
Most of Charles Corston’s friends are now graduating from university – many of them with hefty student loans. But Charles already bought his first home two years ago, aged just 19.
2 July 2018
Sami Baker, this year's Primary ITO Got a Trade Ambassador, clearly remembers driving past a crew of arborists in Christchurch years ago who were dangling from trees holding chainsaws and thinking ‘that would be a dream job’.
2 July 2018
As a 19 year-old, Jeremiah Love worked week-to-week as a field hand in Marlborough’s vineyards, trying to make a living.
28 May 2018
Gardening is loved and loathed by people in equal measure – which is why qualified landscapers are always in hot demand.
23 May 2018
Shane Hollands is now an expert at turning “a bomb site” filled with dirt, mud and mess into a lush green oasis in the heart of Auckland’s most affluent suburbs.