We would like to welcome Nicci Armour, Advocacy Manager for Wine Marlborough, to the Budge Street campus.

Nicci has spent her career problem-solving for people and communities: first as a scientist, then in a

Over the last year and a half, we have seen a significant effort to keep COVID-19 out of the country. This has been the biggest and most complicated biosecurity effort the country has seen in the past century and has required the team of five million in New Zealand to really step up and play its part.

The Ministry for Primary Industries provided funding to Flaxbourne Settlers Association (FSA) to investigate and understand the impact of the Kaikoura earthquake on the water resources within the Flaxbourne catchment.

Recently, we were able to update Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit (REDU), and MBIE on the advancement of the NZ Wine Centre building project.

A reminder that the Supreme Awards Field Day is next on the agenda for the Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards! It’s been scheduled for Sunday October 3, from 10am-12.15pm. (allow for extra travel time with the Cougar Line).

We would like to congratulate Jeffrey Clarke on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer for Bragato Research Institute.

We are pleased to welcome Frederic (Freddie) Kennedy to the Budge Street Campus. Freddie started with NZ Winegrowers as Systems and Database Coordinator in March this year.

The Marlborough Pruning Field Day was an example of the collaboration fostered at the Marlborough Research Centre (MRC).

The Bragato Research Institute is accepting expressions of interest for this new fund created for the benefit of the New Zealand wine industry. This fund was developed to bring new ideas, approaches and capability to our wine research ecosystem. Application guidelines, including assessment criteria, are attached. A few things to note:

Last week we gathered to salute Matariki and, even though they seem to have become unfashionable, we stuck to tradition with a roof shout for the new NZ Wine Centre.