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IrrigationNZ: Out & About
UP AND RUNNING IN WELLINGTON
The new IrrigationNZ office has been up and running in Wellington since the beginning of October – a great location for the organisation to continue to engage with Government officials. Picutured is Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor with IrrigationNZ chief executive Vanessa Winning after their meeting in November – a great opportunity to discuss primary industries and the importance of water storage infrastructure and use for New Zealand. Go to page 9 to hear from Minister O’Connor.
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A VISIT TO THE FAR NORTH
Elizabeth Soal has been on the ground in the regions in her new role as Regional Policy and Planning Manager. In late November she was in Northland where she visited various irrigation and water storage projects. Pictured above is the Mapua Avocados orchard in the Far North, supported by micro-irrigation (right). Ms Soal said it was great to learn more about the potential of freshwater to develop New Zealand’s highvalue horticultural sector, and the social and economic development of the area.
AGM
It was great to see some familiar faces as well as some new ones at the IrrigationNZ AGM in November. There was also an awards ceremony to honour the winners of the prizes that were planned to be presented at our 2020 conference which was unfortunately cancelled. Find out more about the award winners in our AGM wrap up on pages 16–21.
