Hamilton roadshow

The All of Government agritech taskforce roadshow is about to hit Hamilton, Lincoln and Tauranga

19 August 2019

Agritech New Zealand is looking forward to co-hosting the All of Government agritech taskforce roadshow when it visits Hamilton next Monday (26 August), Lincoln on Thursday week (29 August) and Tauranga (Monday 2 September). This is industry’s opportunity to provide feedback to the taskforce on their strategic thinking about how to support and scale New … Continue reading "BREAKING: Peter Beck to speak at National Fieldays today, Thursday 13 June!"

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BREAKING: Peter Beck to speak at National Fieldays today, Thursday 13 June!

Agritech New Zealand is delighted to announce that Peter Beck, founder and chief executive of Rocket Lab, will be speaking at the Agritech Unleashed event at National Fieldays today. Since founding the business in 2006, Peter has grown Rocket Lab to become a globally recognized industry leader in space and a billion-dollar company employing world-class … Continue reading "BREAKING: Peter Beck to speak at National Fieldays today, Thursday 13 June!"
13 June 2019
Agritech Unleashed

Learn how satellites and UAV’s can support more sustainable farming at Agritech Unleashed

Personal Disclosure: This is one of the sessions at Agritech Unleashed that I am most looking forward to. How can New Zealand leverage its most recent industry, space, with our largest and most traditional industry, agriculture? How can satellites and unmanned aircraft support more sustainable farming across the country? This is the stuff of science … Continue reading "Learn how satellites and UAV’s can support more sustainable farming at Agritech Unleashed"
05 June 2019
Agritech Unleashed

Meet the new All of Government Agritech Taskforce at Agritech Unleashed

Next week, at Agritech Unleashed, David Downs, the all of government agritech taskforce lead, will talk about some of the taskforce’s planned initiatives to support New Zealand’s agritech sector. The taskforce was established in late 2018 by Minister David Parker with the support of other key Ministers including Minister Damien O’Connor. The taskforce first met … Continue reading "Meet the new All of Government Agritech Taskforce at Agritech Unleashed"
04 June 2019
Agritech Unleashed

Attend the first public viewing of the New Zealand Agritech Story at Agritech Unleashed. Reserve your (free) ticket here.

When I first began to explore the opportunity of supporting and promoting the New Zealand agritech sector, I became aware of an immediate and significant challenge. New Zealand did not possess a coherent and compelling agritech story. I formed that view from my desk in Sunnyvale, CA back in 2015. I saw inbound agritech delegations … Continue reading "Attend the first public viewing of the New Zealand Agritech Story at Agritech Unleashed. Reserve your (free) ticket here."
29 May 2019
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Join the Hon Damien O’Connor and Arama Kukutai as they talk about the importance of connected global capital at Agritech Unleashed on Thursday 13 June

For many early stage New Zealand agritech companies, securing connected global capital is a key ingredient to support scaling and growth. At Agritech Unleashed, the Hon Damien O’Connor, Minister of Agriculture and Minister for Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities and Arama Kukutai, Co-founder & Managing Director of San Diego-based Finistere Ventures will talk about … Continue reading "Join the Hon Damien O’Connor and Arama Kukutai as they talk about the importance of connected global capital at Agritech Unleashed on Thursday 13 June"
27 May 2019