The NZ Dryland Forests Initiative (NZDFI) is pleased to confirm that it has been awarded a grant of $539,000 from Te Uru Rākau’s One Billion Trees Partnership Fund.
BRI Research Winery Opening
Durable Eucalyptus Clonal Trials a first for New Zealand
The New Zealand Dry Forrest Initiative (NZDFI) is making exciting progress. Its commercially oriented research and development project focuses on plant improvement through tree breeding, with the evaluation of clonal trials being a “most significant step” and a first for New Zealand, says Paul Millen, Project Manager, NZDFI.
The breeding programme is complemented by research on site and species matching, and the
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Focus on what’s good for Marlborough
We would like to welcome Carole Crawford, Director of Marlborough for the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. In previous positions, as Executive Director – Learning Innovation & Delivery and Director - Learning, Teaching and Quality, Carole was based in Nelson. She is excited about her new role with responsibility now totally focussed on NMIT’s Marlborough campuses at Budge Street and at Woodbourne.
She says it is exciting being able to focus on what’s good for Marlborough.
Research Winery progress
Construction of the Bragato Research Institute winery on campus is taking shape.
The floors have been poured and the framing is up. The winery will be a sustainably built 5-star rated building – a first for Marlborough to be built to this standard.
