News
23 September 2024
Te Whangai Trust encourages second-chance learners to “leave their past at the gate”, supporting them to grow their skills and turn their lives around, while providing an opportunity to gain formal qualifications through Primary ITO.
6 September 2024
E kore e mutunga tēnei mea ko te ako – Learning is never-ending. By Mel Weston, Primary ITO Learning Support Manager
4 September 2024
Primary ITO is launching a new Horticulture Cadetship Programme that will free up growers to spend more time on their businesses, while growing the skills and knowledge of their staff.
8 August 2024
More than 90 percent of Primary ITO learners are satisfied with their experience of training with us, according to results from a recent learner experience survey.
8 July 2024
This article was published by Farmers Weekly, 25 June 2024.
22 November 2023
Primary ITO | Te Pūkenga learner and Nelson orchardist Meryn Whitehead is the winner of the coveted title of New Zealand Young Horticulturist of the Year, after a tightly fought contest in Auckland.
12 July 2023
If you have worked in nursery production for at least three years and are keen to extend your technical skills, the refreshed Primary ITO | Te Pūkenga New Zealand Certificate in Nursery Production (Level 4) has the key skills to grow your career.
16 January 2023
From agriculture to horticulture, vineyards to fish farms, and everything in between, strong team leadership skills are essential to building a successful and high performing team.
28 March 2022
A new programme to draw people into the primary sector has hit a major milestone – pairing up an aspiring nursery grower with an industry mentor.
23 June 2020
Nga Rakau Nurseries was founded by the Beaumont family in the 1930s, on a block of land at Mudgeways Road in Massey, which is their home base to this day.