Several new staff recently joined Hill Laboratories and MPI at MRC’s Grovetown campuses. We would like to introduce you to them here.

The 2021 Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards Dinner is being held on March 5 - tickets are on sale now.

It’s a fun night out with good food and wine, and a chance to see who’s doing good work for the environment. All 26 entrants are showcased at the Awards Dinner.

The year 2020 will forever be etched in our minds because of the global pandemic. Today, however, we look back at the past year for its notable weather data, gathered by Plant & Food Research. The data is partially funded by the Marlborough Research Centre to facilitate a large range of research activities.

With the help of Marlborough company DNAiTECH anyone can now make DNA measurements in the field.

The start-up biotech company is a new Marlborough Research Centre (MRC) tenant located on MRC’s Grovetown Campus.

On a recent visit to the Bay of Plenty, NZ Dryland Forests Initiative (NZDFI) project manager, Paul Millen, observed excellent early Eucalyptus growth rates from the 2 year old durable Eucalypt trial.

The 2020 Marlborough Wine Show attracted a total of 604 wines, including 10 from NMIT students and 69 entered into the Legacy Award. Of the outstanding Marlborough wines, 49 received Gold Medals.

We recently had a visit from Nick Snyder, Political and Economic Counsellor, and Paul Foster Bell, Political Specialist from the United States Embassy.

Construction of the New Zealand Wine Centre is weeks away from starting. The development of the centre is a pivotal point in the 36-year history of the MRC

We are delighted to bring you our 2019/2020 Annual Report.

This year marks 36 years of growth since our beginnings in 1984.